Success Stories: NAILG Helped an Assistant Professor from India in the Field of Pharmacology Obtain EB-1A Approval Despite an RFE

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On January 3^rd, 2017, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for an Assistant Professor in the Field of Pharmacology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Pharmacology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Assistant Professor

Country of Origin: India

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Connecticut

Approval Notice Date: January 3^rd, 2017

Processing Time: 5 months, 1 day (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

The field of pharmacology has seen much progress since our client, an assistant professor from India, chose to dedicate his career to it. When he approached North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) to file an EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition on his behalf, we carefully evaluated his credentials to be sure that we could build a strong case for him. After confirming that we could, we set about collecting as much relevant information as we could regarding his work in the field of pharmacology. The data we collected was included in his EB-1A petition dossier and we thoroughly presented it to the USCIS. These are some of the key points:

We listed the 241 citations gathered from his 18 published articles.
The 20 times he judged the work of his peers was also detailed.
We also included six recommendation letters contributed by other top minds in the field. Amongst them was a prominent professor, who stated: “…studying stroke prevention and treatment over the past several years has led to major advances on the subject, which more than justifies his continuing work in the US today.”
Furthermore, we carefully reviewed and summarized our client’s efforts on the development of therapeutic targets for the treatment of stroke and schizophrenia. Based on what we learned, we proved to the USCIS that his work significantly benefits the American healthcare sector.

Although our client’s EB-1A petition dossier was well organized, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). We promptly put together a strong response and convinced the USCIS that our client deserved to have his EB-1A petition approved. Exactly 5 months and 1 day after his petition was initially filed, he received notification of case approval. We congratulate him on this major achievement and thank him for trusting our law firm to get his this far in the green card process.

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