Case Summary:

Our Indian client is one of the few leading environmental quality and pollutant monitoring experts in geochemistry. He is especially well-known for his work on the effects of trace elements and nutrient contamination in groundwater and surface water resources, and his examination of the factors that affect the composition of dissolved organic matter and its subsequent effects on water quality. Initially, he approached North America Immigration Law Group back in 2019 seeking help with his NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition. With a track record of more than 25,000 approved cases, our adept team provided him with all the support required in gathering important information to put in his NIW petition packet. Luckily, he received his NIW approval less than 4 months after we filed his case. Impressed with our service, he decided to retain our law firm for filing another petition under the EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) visa category. Gladly, we were able to get him his EB1-A approval in the same month.

The EB1-A category has been granted historically to those petitioners who can prove their extraordinary ability through research and recommendations or awards granted nationally and internationally. Thus, while preparing his case, our team paid extra attention to details from his academic and professional background which in turn helped us prove that his research was indeed extraordinary. Our team was able to find the following evidence in this regard:

• The field has recognized his authority by inviting him to review and evaluate the work of his peers no fewer than 48 times.
• He has actively engaged his peers in the field of geochemistry by authoring and co-authoring 10 peer-reviewed articles and 2 book chapters that have been published in international journals.
• Due to its great applicability in the field, his research in geochemistry has been cited 175 times in other peer-reviewed journal articles in at least 33 countries.
• This places him in the top 1% of most highly cited authors publishing on topics in geochemical modeling and water quality over the past 10 years.
• We also found that he had received some major funding from the MBRACE; USFWS, NOAA etc.
• Finally, we could collect 4 letters of recommendation from experts, one of which said the following:

“I have the utmost confidence that [client’s] indispensable research will continue in his current role. His model helps researchers and decision-makers understand surface and subsurface geochemical processes responsible for complex water environments that drive DOM processes while simultaneously providing real-time water management solutions to counteract contaminants. He has access to the finest technology in geochemistry to support the accuracy of his findings… As a result of his groundbreaking research and excellent background, [client] has earned the opportunity to further his studies in the United States.”

Thus, when the USCIS approved his EB1-A case in just 10 days, we could not but thank our team for their strategic case preparation methods and congratulate our client on this victory. We gladly extend our best wishes to him for all of his future endeavors.