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Success Stories: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Field of Medical Microbiology in Maryland Receives EB1A Approval

Posted by wegreened on in EB1 Green Card, Uncategorized
Client’s Testimonial: I would like to thank [WeGreened.com’s Team] for helping with my I-140 application. On March 4, 2014, A Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Field of Medical Microbiology Received EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval (Approval Notice)   General Field: Medical Microbiology Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Country of Origin: India Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC) State of Residence Read more [...]

Success Stories: Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry in Texas Has EB1-A Approved

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Client’s Testimonial: cure for diabetes Thanks for the emails. Will certainly recommend on Linkedin. On December 19, 2013, We Had Another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approved for an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry in Texas (Approval Notice) General Field: Pediatric Dentistry Position at the Time of Case Filing: Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry National Origin:  India Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC) State of Residence Read more [...]

December Visa Bulletin–EB-2 Further Retrogressed to 2004 for People Born in India

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"December Visa Bulletin--EB-2 Further Retrogressed to 2004 for People Born in India"   There will be a visa further retrogression in December 2013 for those born in India with a second preference employment-based I-140 (e.g., EB-2 NIW, EB-2 PERM).  The current priority date will jump from June 15, 2008 in the November 2013 visa bulletin back to November 15, 2004 in the December 2013 visa bulletin.  Therefore, anyone with an EB-2 priority date that is current based on the November Read more [...]

EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) – Clarification of Common Myths and Misunderstanding

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  EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Clarification of Common Myths and Misunderstanding From January to October in the year 2013, we have had over 300 NIW (National Interest Waiver) cases approved. Our approval rate for NIW (National Interest Waiver) during this period of time is over 99%. For case filed under our guarantee service, the approval rate is 100%, the same as our approval rate in 2012. Because of our experience in dealing with clients, answering clients’ questions/concerns Read more [...]

Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for a Research Fellow in the field of Agricultural and Biological Engineering with only 14 Citations

Posted by wegreened on in Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Management, Agricultural Science, Food Technology, Horticulture, Enology), Biology (Pathology and Immunology, Human Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Animal, Plant, Microbiology, Genetics, Botany), NIW, Uncategorized
Client’s Testimonial: Thank you so much for your great help! This success is all because of your hard work. You played a phenomenal role in the process.  I greatly appreciate your help again. On August 12th, 2013, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval for a Research Fellow in the field of Agricultural and Biological Engineering with only 14 Citations (Approval Notice) General Field: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Position at the Time Read more [...]

The O-1 Visa as an Alternative to H-1B

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Introduction Getting an H-1B visa can be challenging. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began on April 1, 2013. In just five days, USCIS reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year 2014. On April 7, 2013, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as a “lottery”) to select a sufficient number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 for the general Read more [...]

Cross-Chargeability

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Cross-Chargeability by Victoria Chen, J.D.   What is it? An alien is ineligible to adjust status unless an immigrant visa is immediately available to him or her at the time that the application to adjust status is filed. As you may already be aware, priority dates for people born in India or China are not current for employment-based second preference (EB-2) categories. This means that if you were born in India or China and have an approved I-140 petition filed under an EB-2 category, you Read more [...]

EB-2: Physician National Interest Waiver (NIW)

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EB-2:  Physician National Interest Waiver (NIW)  You may be eligible for an employment-based, second preference visa if you are a physician who agrees to work for a period of time in a designated underserved area.   Statutory Language – 8 U.S.C. §1153(b)(2)(B)(ii)   (ii)  Physicians working in shortage areas or veterans facilities   (I)  In general The Attorney General shall grant a national interest waiver pursuant to clause (i) on behalf of any alien physician Read more [...]

STEM Jobs Act (H.R. 6429) Passes in House: Potential Positive Effect on Self-Petitioned EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Category

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Q 1: Now that the Bill has passed in House, will it be eventually become the law shortly? A: H.R. 6429 is a Republican-led bill and has passed in House with a 245 to 139 vote, because House is now Republican dominated.  According to most political analysts, the STEM Jobs Act may not get a vote in the Democrat-controlled Senate, and the White House officially came out in opposition to the bill on Wednesday.   Q2: What areas of expertise will benefit from STEM Jobs Act? A2: Science, Read more [...]

November Visa Bulletin – ROW Is Current Again!

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The Department of State has just released the November Visa Bulletin, and as we at Chen Immigration Law projected, second-preference employment-based (EB-2) visas have returned to ‘Current’ status for foreign nationals from ROW (Rest of World – all countries other than India and China).  This is great news for our clients who have recently received their NIW (National Interest Waiver) approvals in addition to our other ROW cases that are pending.  Now that EB-2 ROW visas are current again, Read more [...]