EB-1A Approvals in June 2013
This report includes fourteen (14) EB-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in June 2013. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purposes, a number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold client’s information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case # 1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 17, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 26, 2013 |
Case # 2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Visiting scientist at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 12, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 17, 2013 |
Case # 3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Instructor at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 6, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | June 3, 2013 |
Case # 4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 24, 2013 |
Case # 5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Instructor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 600+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 24, 2013 |
Case # 6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Associate research scientist at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 29, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 5, 2013 |
Case # 7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 960 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 10, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 19, 2013 |
Case # 8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research scientist at a research organization |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 7, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | June 10, 2013 |
Case # 9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 260+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 10, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 18, 2013 |
Case # 10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior software engineer at a healthcare company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20 journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 330+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 13, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 21, 2013 |
Case # 11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 40 journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 270 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 20, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 26, 2013 |
Case # 12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research fellow at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 14, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 3, 2013 |
Case # 13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior engineer at a technology development company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 3, 2013 |
Case # 14
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 5, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | June 11, 2013 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
