Success Stories: Premium Processing Permits Postdoctoral Fellow in South Carolina to Receive EB-1A Petition Approval in 11 Days

Client’s Testimonial:

“I would like highly recommend any one who is encountering visa issues to use the service of wegreened. I love the online system they built and the superfast responses.”

On February 29th, 2016, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Chemical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Chemical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow

Country of Origin: China

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: South Carolina

Approval Notice Date: February 29th, 2016

Processing Time: 11 days (Premium Processing requested)

Case Summary:

In this EB-1A case, a postdoctoral fellow selected North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) to help him with his I-140 petition. As our client elected to file his case under Premium Processing, he received notification of case approval just 11 days after it was filed. Premium Processing (only available for EB-1 cases) allows for adjudication to happen within 15 days as opposed to 4-9 months.

Our client obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from his birth country of China and is currently serving as a postdoctoral fellow at a top American university. His research focuses on solid oxide fuel cells and battery and mixed ionic-electronic conductors, and he is also an expert on surface science as revealed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. We demonstrated that our client’s findings are imperative to the United States as it meaningfully advances the development of new technology in his field of chemical engineering.

Part of our comprehensive services included helping our client select potential recommenders who could fortify our EB-1A petition by providing recommendation letters. Our client convinced five experts to lend their support and these letters played a role in supporting our argument that our client is a leader in his field. For instance, one of these letters stated, in part, that “This kind of recognition illustrates how [Client] is operating at the highest levels of excellence in his field, where he acts as both a visionary leader and as a pragmatic problem-solver. It is certainly in the best interest of both science and industry to allow [Client] to remain in the United States and continue his work uninterrupted.”

We also incorporated the 562 citations amassed from our client’s 36 publications in our EB-1A petition dossier. Furthermore, we highlighted the staggering 80 times that our client had judged the work of other chemical engineers through peer reviews. According to one of his recommenders, “Service as a peer reviewer is restricted to those professionals who exhibit superior discernment in and familiarity with the subject matter, and the selection of [Client] for this critical task reflects how highly his opinion and good judgement are esteemed by other leaders in the field.”

We are glad that our diligent efforts and our client’s impressive credentials persuaded the USCIS to approve this EB-1A petition. We congratulate our client on this milestone and wish him the best as he takes the final step towards his green card (the I-485 application).

North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

Our Ten Thousand I-140 Approvals Provide Unprecedented Insight into the USCIS Adjudication Trend

With more than 47,000 EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-2 NIW and O-1 cases approved, we have first hand information on the manner in which the USCIS adjudicate I-140 cases. As the USCIS has constantly changed its adjudication standards for the EB-1A, EB-1B and EB-2 NIW categories, our firm's huge database of successful cases gives you unprecedented insight to USCIS adjudication trends. We carefully analyze the data for all of our cases and apply the results of our analyses toward giving our clients up-to-date advice and adapting our strategies such that we remain on par with the ever-shifting landscape of immigration law in the U.S. With us, you will always have access to important updates, strategies, and information so that you can make the most informed decisions about your case.

We Have Helped Hundreds and Thousands of Clients with Credentials and Backgrounds Similar to Yours

With our exceedingly large number of successful petitions, no matter what credentials you have, no matter your background and field of expertise, no matter your visa status or nationality, chances are we have helped hundreds or even thousands of clients just like you. Our clients are usually impressed with how well we understand their research and work. Our insight and understanding stems from the fact that we have handled many cases with elements similar to yours already, and this helps us devise the best strategies for each individual petition.

Vast Majority of Clients Came to Us Because of Referrals

For years, our firm has attracted new clients based solely on word of mouth, recommendations, and the positive collaboration experiences shared with them by their friends and family. We take pride in our reputation and work hard to ensure that we provide a green card application experience that our clients are happy to share with their friends and colleagues. That is how our approved cases grew from 600 in 2013 to over 47,000 in 2023.