Case Summary:

Our firm had been hired by a lead research engineer from China to assist in filing an EB-1A petition on his behalf. To apply for an EB-1A visa, the applicant must fulfill at least 3 of these 6 conditions:

• Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement.
• Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement.
• Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the noncitizen’s work in the academic field.
• Evidence of participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field.
• Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field.
• Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field.

After an investigation into our client’s background, our team determined that he would be able to present a strong case, and thus began to prepare his individualized petition, containing the following details:

• We first noted his respectable publishing record, with 7 peer-reviewed articles, published in some high-impact journals within their given fields.
• In addition, his work has been highly cited, with a total of 339 citations. His papers are among the most highly cited within their given fields and year of publication.
• He has also been active in the review process, having previously done 10 peer reviews of his fellow experts’ work, which is a task that is given only to researchers in high regard within the community.
• Moreover, his authority in the field was further acknowledged by his influence in the National Science Foundation, as he has conducted 5 grant reviews to determine which endeavors have enough merit to receive funding.
• His research would also benefit the United States, as his research on novel solar-thermal membrane distillation systems would reduce the health and environmental risks of water treatment.
• Four fellow experts in the field further provided insight into the significance of his continuing research in the field, two of whom remarked:

“[Client] is a brilliant engineer who is addressing critical challenges in desalination and the purification of wastewater. His work is necessary for ensuring reliable access to clean drinking water in the United States and around the world.”

“[Client] has been making important improvements to the functionality of membrane distillation technology, and, as a result of his work, membrane distillation processes are much more effective than they have previously been. As a result of this work I must recommend that [Client] be allowed to continue his research without interruption.”

With the arguments presented above, our dedicated team was successful in gaining approval for our client’s EB-1A petition, with the help of the USCIS’s premium processing service. We give thanks to our client for putting his trust in our firm and hope for the best in his future endeavors.