Success Stories: EB-1A Approved for a Fellow in Virginia in the Field of Botany

On January 26th, 2015, We Received Another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval for a Fellow in the Field of Botany (Approval Notice)

General Field: Botany

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Fellow

Country of Origin: China

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Virginia

Approval Notice Date: January 26th, 2015

Processing Time: 26 days (11 days after Requesting Premium Processing)

Case Summary:

In this case we were offered the opportunity to work with a botanist from China whose highly specialized work focused on the genetic factors which impact plant growth, with a particular focus on flowering plants and plants in the grape family. He had produced 11 peer-reviewed journal articles and given numerous presentations at national and international conferences; altogether our client’s work had received no fewer than 115 citations from independent and leading researchers at prestigious institutions and organizations around the world, showing its major significance within his field. He had also reviewed 15 manuscripts for 9 prominent, internationally-circulated journals. An independent recommender endorsed our client’s superior level of expertise: “My professional experiences have convinced me that [Client’s] abilities are nothing less than first rate. The ways in which his peers have made use of his discoveries and the ways in which these discoveries have addressed America’s national priorities are additionally supportive of his brilliance.” It was our goal to prove that our client qualified for classification as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability given that he sought to remain in the United States to continue work in the area of Botany, and that his continued research would substantially and prospectively benefit the United States. With the proof and documentation that we provided, his case was approved in just 26 days (11 days after requesting Premium Processing).

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