Case Summary:

The North America Immigration Law Group had been hired to assist an Indian research scientist 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 9 peer-reviewed journal articles (4 of them first-authored), published in several high-impact journals.
• In addition, his work has been highly cited, with a total of 602 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 28 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 finding an efficient way to conserve laser power while maintaining high metasurface stability, which is necessary on spacecraft moving at a fraction of the speed of light. This provides a ground-breaking analytical framework to improve the utility and stability of metasurfaces in 3D spaces, which is major progress in space exploration and other optics- and photonics-driven disciplines.
• Five fellow experts in the field further provided insight into the significance of his continuing research in the field, one of whom remarked:

“As space exploration and quantum information technologies are highly prioritized research areas in the United States, it is obvious that [Client]’s work in the field holds the utmost importance in advancing science and technology in the nation. [Client] has repeatedly demonstrated his expertise and has proven that he is capable of tackling important issues and providing effective solutions in physics research. Bearing this in mind, it is imperative that his research continue to further benefit the United States.”

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.