Case Summary:

The North America Immigration Law Group had been hired to assist an Indian Postdoctoral Associate in filing an EB-1A petition on his behalf. To do so, the petitioner must meet at least 3 of the 6 following criteria.

• 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 20 peer-reviewed articles, published in several high-impact journals within their given fields.
• In addition, his work has been highly cited, with a total of 307 citations. His papers are also among the most highly cited within their given fields and year of publication.
• He has also been extremely active in the review process, having previously done 120 peer reviews of his fellow experts’ work, which is a task that is given only to researchers in high regard within the community.
• His research would also benefit the United States, as his research focuses on utilizing AI to identify and prevent security threats and has already greatly advanced the national interest through the high success rate of security anomaly detection.
• He has also received funding from the DOD, DOE, and NNSA for his research projects, showing the value of his work by several federal agencies.
• Four fellow experts in the field further provided insight into the significance of his continuing research in the field, one of whom remarked:

“[Client] has remained committed to furthering the field of AI, particularly in leveraging machine learning and deep learning to advance cybersecurity. His dedication to the field has yielded substantial output, as evidenced by his academic and professional background, the high caliber of his research, and his leadership within the field. Without a doubt, [Client]’s initiatives align with the national interest.”

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.