Success Stories: A Machine Learning Researcher in Computer Science from India Gets EB1A Approval Quickly with Our Guidance and Assistance from the Premium Processing Service

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“Thanks so much to Katelyn for working on my case, and thanks to the whole Wegreened team as well! It was such a smooth and straightforward process!”

On January 14^th, 2025, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Machine Learning Researcher in the Field of Computer Science (Approval Notice).

General Field: Computer Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Machine Learning Researcher

Country of Origin: India

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: January 14^th, 2025

Processing Time: 26 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A client from India approached us for assistance with his EB1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition. Holding an MS in computer science, he was a highly qualified advanced degree researcher employed by one of the world’s leading technology companies. His proposed endeavor aimed to advance natural language processing, machine learning, and generative AI. Specifically, his efforts focused on developing a novel end-to-end neural word alignment method, enhancing low-latency speech translation, improving cross-lingual word vector alignment techniques, and creating a non-linear instance-based cross-lingual mapping for non-isomorphic embedding spaces. Given the broad impact and application of his work, it was evident that our client is a keystone researcher in the field of computer science.

When preparing his EB1A petition, we ensured his case was built on compelling evidence, including:

Details of his proposed endeavor and its national importance: We demonstrated how his contributions are essential to advancing U.S. leadership in AI and related fields.
Publication record: We highlighted his authorship of 8 peer-reviewed conference articles (2 first-authored and 3 co-first-authored) that have been published in international conference proceedings. He is also one of the top 1% of most highly cited authors publishing on topics in natural language processing over the past 5 years according to OpenAlex.
Citation impact: We detailed his impressive accomplishment as his work has attracted a wide audience and has been cited 360 times by researchers both in the United States and abroad (at least 41 countries according to Google Scholar), making him a valuable resource in the field.
Peer review contributions: We emphasized he has conducted at least 20 reviews for conference proceedings hosted by highly selective venues, further affirming his expertise and standing in the field.
Letters of recommendation: We included 4 recommendation letters from esteemed professionals. As one recommender stated:

“Considering his achievements in developing advanced machine translation optimization techniques, along with the widespread recognition of his scientific publications, it is clear that [client] operates at the forefront of computer science. His strong record also testifies to his exceptional capacity to address critical challenges in language translation systems, highlighting the value of his ongoing research in the United States.”

These pieces of evidence came together to create an exceptional petition. The adjudicating authorities approved his case after just 26 days, reflecting the strength of the submission. We enjoyed this success with our client as it was a result of our team’s dedicated efforts combined with our client’s trust and unwavering collaboration. We are thankful and congratulate him on this achievement and wish him continued success in all his future endeavors.

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