An Analysis of EB-1 Cases Approved from Octoberto December2014 -- Immigration Lawyers in Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Seattle and Austin

An Analysis of EB-1 Cases Approved from Octoberto December2014

From Octoberto December2014, our firm received 69 EB-1 case approvals: 55EB-1(a), 12 EB-1(b) and 2 Eb-1(C). USCIS approved 55 of these cases without a request for evidence. In addition, from October to December 2014, our firm also received 57NIW case approvals. For January to December 2014, our firm received 246 EB-1 approvals and 203 NIW approvals.

Out of the 69 EB-1 cases approved in the past three months, most applicants had a Ph. D. and conducted scientific research. Among samples of approved applicants, most conduct research in medical science, biology, and engineering, while others focus on media, financial models, mathematics, etc.

Ph.D.	58
Bachelor	4
Others	7

Three of the most popular job titles for applicants who received approval were that of a “postdoctoral research associate”, “research scientist” and “assistant professor/instructor”. Those specializing in these occupations mainly conduct research, produce papers, and attend conferences. Because of the nature of scientific work, it is much easier to meet EB-1 requirements. Of course, as mentioned earlier, this should not discourage you from applying if you happen to fulfill different, but equally comparable criteria. Each case varies and it is difficult to determine whether or not you qualify unless you come in for an evaluation.

In addition to the above, our firm has also compiled data on other criteria. The median number of journal papers published among these applicants was 11. The median number of citations was 147. The median number of reviews conducted was 18. The average processing time for these applicants was 126days or over three months. The longest amount of time it took to approve an application was 441 days, while the shortest was 10 days.

Median number of journal papers	11
Median number of independent citations	147
Median number of reviews	18
average processing days	126

Finally, premium process was adopted in filing 40 out of the 69 EB-1 cases. In our personal experience, we have found that premium processing can expedite adjudication of your application. However, if you are not a highly qualified applicant, you could receive a RFE notice as a result. Furthermore, in our practice, we have heard that a USCIS officer only has 15 minutes to read through an application. Given the stringent time constraints, officers sometimes automatically issue a RFE to fulfill the 15 day processing guarantee while not having to approve or deny a petition. Please note, an applicant can adopt premium process when initially filing one petition or do so after the petition has been filed. In either case, USCIS will issue and serve on the petitioner or applicant an approval notice, a denial notice, a notice of intent to deny, a request for evidence or open an investigation for fraud or misrepresentation within the 15 calendar day period.

Before you start the application process, it is imperative that you consult with a highly trained legal professional.

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For more information on the 69 EB-1 cases approved from October to December 2014, please refer to the table below.

Client	Case Type	Degree	research field	Jour-nal papers	Cita-tions	re- views	job title	RFE	Pre -mium Pro- cessing	Processing days
1	EB-1A	Ph.D.	cancer	24	320	22	Researcher	No	No	251
2	EB-1C	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Manager	No	No	161
3	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Mechanical Engineering	4	37	8	Software engineer	No	No	134
4	EB-1A	Ph.D.	chemical engineering	20	123	133	Postdoctoral Research Associate	No	Yes	245
5	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Neuroscience	31	300	23	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	No	137
6	EB-1A	Ph.D.	computer science	15	226	52	Researcher	No	Yes	10
7	EB-1B	Ph.D.	computational chemistry	6	75	2	R&D engineer	No	Yes	112
8	EB-1A	Ph.D.	biochemistry	5	33	16	Research Scientist	Yes	Yes	104
9	EB-1A	Bachelor	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Vice- president	No	Yes	10
10	EB-1A	Ph.D.	chemical process	6	106	18	Postdoc Research Associate	No	Yes	17
11	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Computer science	6	97	1	Professor	Yes	Yes	90
12	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Trans-plantation	38	198	45	Postdoctoral fellow	No	Yes	71
13	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Mechanical Engineering	6	30	26	Engineer	Yes	Yes	360
14	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Chemistry	18	246	9	Chemist	Yes	No	267
15	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Chemistry	9	127	18	Postdoctoral researcher	Yes	Yes	86
16	EB-1A	Ph.D.	food microbiology	18	289	31	Postdoctoral Research Associate	No	Yes	19
17	EB-1A	Ph.D.	structural biology	5	63	8	Postdoc researcher	No	Yes	31
18	EB-1A	Ph.D.	financial models	10	212	6	Financial Researcher	No	Yes	112
19	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Electrical engineering	23	440	34	Postdoctoral associate	No	No	17
20	EB-1B	Ph.D.	computational mechanics	7	72	16	DRILL Engineer	No	Yes	60
21	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Neuroscience	6	303	13	Research Specialist	No	No	142
22	EB-1B	Ph.D.	nanoscience	20	340	n/a	Assistant Professor	Yes	Yes	38
23	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Nuclear physics	60	5981	18	Research Scientist	No	Yes	67
24	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Biology	n/a	n/a	n/a	Research fellow	No	No	66
25	EB-1A	n/a	Graphic Design	0	0	0	Professor/ Graphic Designer	No	Yes	16
26	EB-1A	Ph.D.	adhesion science	18	326	22	Postdoctoral Scholar	No	No	104
27	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Operations research	8	10	29	Assistant Professor	No	Yes	36
28	EB-1A	n/a	media	n/a	n/a	n/a	media professional	No	No	202
29	EB-1A	Bachelor	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	VP	No	Yes	20
30	EB-1A	Ph.D.	bio- engineering	12	790	47	Assistant Researcher	No	Yes	14
31	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Electrical engineering	1	45	29	Lead consultant	No	Yes	91
32	EB-1A	Ph.D.	biochemistry	7	n/a	34	Postdoctoral Researcher	Yes	Yes	311
33	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Nanoscience	11	236	7	Development Engineer	No	Yes	17
34	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Bioinorganic Chemistry	22	256	39	Lecturer	Yes	Yes	101
35	EB-1A	Ph.D.	bio- technology	33	738	29	Researcher	No	Yes	21
36	EB-1A	Ph.D.	biomaterial	10	82	22	Postdoc Research Associate	Yes	No	118
37	EB-1A	Ph.D.	immunology	8	95	11	Instructor	No	Yes	73
38	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Traditional Chinese Medicine	95	372	9	Vice Chairperson	Yes	No	352
39	EB-1A	Ph.D.	molecular biology	7	228	10	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	No	No	206
40	EB-1A	n/a	Chinese Art and Culture	n/a	n/a	n/a	scholar	No	No	184
41	EB-1A	Ph.D.	statistical analysis	10	588	14	Researcher	No	Yes	19
42	EB-1B	Ph.D.	computer science	1	122	16	R&D engineer	No	Yes	20
43	EB-1A	Ph.D.	bio- chemistry	13	362	31	Instructor	No	No	158
44	EB-1A	Ph.D.	cancer biology	23	188	43	Associate Professor	No	No	180
45	EB-1A	Ph.D.	neurology	24	104	11	Doctor	Yes	No	105
46	EB-1A	Ph.D.	data science	24	665	99	Senior Data Scientist	No	Yes	119
47	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Food science	8	51	18	Assistant Professor	No	Yes	88
48	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Fisheries	9	85	12	Postdoctoral Associate	No	No	140
49	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Nano- technology	3	121	n/a	Research engineer	No	Yes	54
50	EB-1A	Ph.D.	bio- informatics	10	129	50	Postdoc Researcher	No	Yes	22
51	EB-1A	Bachelor	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	VP	No	Yes	12
52	EB-1A	Ph.D.	plant sciences	11	100	18	Senior Research Associate	Yes	No	441
53	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Chemistry	107	1270	6	Associate Professor	No	No	174
54	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Cardio- vascular Research	11	209	39	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	No	136
55	EB-1A	n/a	information security	3	n/a	17	Business Systems Analyst	Yes	No	229
56	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Economics	13	28	20	Associate Professor	No	Yes	14
57	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Nucleic Acid Research	26	242	33	Postdoctoral Research Associate	No	Yes	25
58	EB-1B	Ph.D.	radiation	16	165	6	Associate Research Scientist	No	No	165
59	EB-1A	Ph.D.	molecular diagnostics	11	106	12	Postdoctoral Associate	No	No	222
60	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Biomedical Imaging	3	29	0	Software Development Engineer	Yes	Yes	124
61	EB-1A	n/a	cartoons	n/a	n/a	n/a	cartoonist	No	No	181
62	EB-1A	Ph.D.	computer science	20	650	80	Algorithm Developer	No	No	210
63	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Computer Science	4	340	30	Platform Architect	No	Yes	93
64	EB-1A	Ph.D.	bio- technology	9	207	15	Scientific Analyst	No	Yes	317
65	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Chemical Physics	15	62	34	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	No	142
66	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Mathematics	9	11	8	Mathematics Adviser	No	Yes	429
67	EB-1C	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	VP	No	No	229
68	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Biomedical	34	237	17	Postdoc	No	No	177
69	EB-1A	Bachelor	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	VP	No	Yes	13

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