Case Summary:

A postdoctoral researcher contacted our law firm to help her establish her significant contributions to the U.S. by filing for an EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition. We presented her exceptional professional background and unparalleled experience important to her current and future work at the USCIS.

Upon reviewing her credentials, we found that our client has a Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics and has accomplished a great publication record in her field. Her research resulted in:

• 10 peer-reviewed journal articles (3 of them first-authored), 1 first-authored accepted peer-reviewed journal article, and 1 peer-reviewed conference article, and these papers have been published in some of the most discerning, high-impact journals in her field of expertise.
• She has conducted at least 27 reviews for journals to date and her work has been cited by other scholars in numerous published articles as well.
• According to Google Scholar, her work has been cited 580 times in at least 43 countries.

Furthermore, her stellar photometry and spectroscopy, stellar populations, and galaxy formation and evolution research address some of our nation’s and the world’s most pressing issues, including the understanding of the universe’s formation and evolution. Her strong background in imaging and spectroscopic observations of the Milky Way and nearby galaxies using space- and ground-based telescopes has allowed her research to be particularly original, resulting in her success in fundamentally transforming stellar photometry and spectroscopy, stellar populations, galaxy formation, and evolution research. She is particularly well-known for her contributions to investigating the general theory of relativity around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

• Her study has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the European Research Council. This funding supports projects that contribute to the advancement of scientific progress and innovation. Therefore, our client’s research advances the interests of such institutions as seen by her development of innovative techniques to demonstrate the presence of gravitational redshift and support Einstein’s theory of relativity.

The above funding supports projects that provide the U.S. with the means to deter war and ensure national security, promote excellence in patient care, and support research into a variety of conditions, such as arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases, and cancer, with an additional focus on revealing the biological mechanisms underlying these maladies.

Her case was further supported by including four recommendation letters that she obtained from her fellow experts in the field. One of the recommenders stated:

“…[Client’s] skill set is unique, providing immense benefits to maintaining the U.S.’s status as a global leader in technological innovation and astrophysics. Her methodologies and approaches are effectively transforming theoretical assumptions into tangible evidence. Therefore, she must be permitted to conduct her research without interruption, so the U.S. can fully benefit from its value..”

Our team’s efforts successfully paid off in conveying to the USCIS that our client is an extraordinary researcher who seeks to enter the United States to continue working in her field of expertise. Her extraordinary ability has been demonstrated by sustained international acclaim, and her achievements have been recognized in the field through implementation by others and extensive citation of her work.

We would like to congratulate her on securing EB1A approval and thanks to the Premium Processing service, she received her approval in only 4 days. We wish her to receive her green card as soon as possible.