Eb-1A Approvals in July 2014
This report includes thirteen (13) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in July 2014. 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 the client’s information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Heitman, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20 journal papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 22, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 29, 2014 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medicinal Science |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 2, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 16, 2014 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Processor at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 1,100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 26, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 14, 2014 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| 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 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 7, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 1, 2014 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 26, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 3, 2014 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Chief Research Scientist at a research and development company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 15, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 29, 2014 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Principal Engineer at a telecommunications company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference 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: | June 12, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 2, 2014 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 8, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 17, 2014 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Petroleum Engineering |
| Current Position: | Reservoir Engineer at an engineering services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 28, 2014 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Associate at a medical institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 26, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 1, 2014 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 27, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 7, 2014 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 9 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 10, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 24, 2014 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Building Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a computer company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 2, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | July 15, 2014 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
