Eb-1A Approvals in January 2016
This report includes twenty (20) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in January 2016. 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: | Optical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 570+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 8, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 11, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 580+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 16, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 7, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a technology 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 270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 7, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 12, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 13, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 20, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| 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 330+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 30, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 21, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geography |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 520+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 28, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scientist at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 370+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 23, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 6, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a medical institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 550+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 28, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 25, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cancer Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 620+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 14, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 28, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Scienceg |
| Current Position: | Associate Professor 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 370+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 11, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 8, 2016 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 60+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,600+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 30, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 27, 2016 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 14, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 21, 2016 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| 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 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 22, 2016 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Atmospheric Sciences |
| Current Position: | Associate Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 28, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 7, 2016 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a research foundation |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 28, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 7, 2016 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational MOdeling |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| 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 620+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 22, 2016 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Research Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 31, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 28, 2016 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmaceutical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist 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 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 2, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 14, 2016 |
Case #19
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Virology |
| 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 420+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 30, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 15, 2016 |
Case #20
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Visiting Assistant Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 80+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 910+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 15, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 25, 2016 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
