From Januaryto March2015, our firm received 41 EB-1 case approvals: 32EB-1(a), 7 EB-1(b) and 2 Eb-1(C). USCIS approved 33 of these cases without a request for evidence. In addition, from January to March2015, our firm also received 39NIW case approvals.

Out of the 41 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 dental, quantitative finance, painting, etc.

Ph.D.	34
Master	3
Others	4

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 156. The median number of reviews conducted was 22. The average processing time for these applicants was 125days or over three months. The longest amount of time it took to approve an application was 430 days, while the shortest was 6days.

Median number of journal papers	11
Median number of independent citations	156
Median number of reviews	22
average processing days	125

 

 

 

Finally, premium process was adopted in filing 23 out of the 41 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.

If you are interested in contacting us for a free consultation, please call our offices at 1-800-230-7040 or email us at info@hooyou.com.

For more information on the 41 EB-1 cases approved from January to March2015, please refer to the table below.

Client	Case Type	Degree	research field	Journal papers	Citations	reviews	job title	RFE	Premium Processing	Pro- cessing days
1	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Atmospheric Physics	10	146	10	Senior Support Scientist	No	Yes	31
2	EB-1A	Ph.D.	injury biomechanics	19	155	99	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	No	No	232
3	EB-1A	Ph.D.	materials science	5	68	10	Researcher	No	Yes	25
4	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Computer Science	2	35	30	Software Engineer	Yes	Yes	75
5	EB-1C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Manager	No	No	172
6	EB-1A	Ph.D.	cardiovascular diseases	25	26	37	Researcher	No	No	200
7	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Chemistry	27	360	72	Postdoctoral research associate	No	Yes	43
8	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Dental	9	132	37	Postdoctoral researcher	No	No	169
9	EB-1C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Manager	No	No	90
10	EB-1A	Ph.D.	biochemistry	9	169	26	Research scientist	No	Yes	64
11	EB-1A	Ph.D.	pharmacology	3	50	N/A	Research scientist	No	Yes	339
12	EB-1A	Ph.D.	biomedical	9	294	22	Researcher	No	No	162
13	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Behavioral Neuroscience	16	43	13	Postdoctoral Research Associate	No	No	161
14	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Civil engineering	N/A	N/A	3	Postdoctoral Fellow	Yes	No	330
15	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Transportation Engineering	18	206	19	Postdoctoral Researcher	No	No	220
16	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Environmental Science	20	256	63	Postdoctoral Scientist	No	Yes	10
17	EB-1B	Master	Materials Science	5	156	9	Associate Scientist	Yes	Yes	39
18	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Materials science	23	146	36	Postdoc Research Scientist	Yes	Yes	126
19	EB-1B	Ph.D.	atmospheric modeling	16	N/A	15	Support scientist	No	No	77
20	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Physics	3	71	N/A	R&D Director	No	Yes	19
21	EB-1A	N/A	agricultural economy	30	236	N/A	Researcher	No	No	57
22	EB-1A	Ph.D.	quantitative finance	6	32	9	Portfolio Manager	No	Yes	16
23	EB-1A	Ph.D.	solar energy	10	24	25	Senior Analyst	No	No	221
24	EB-1A	Ph.D.	biochemistry	11	77	34	Postdoctoral researcher	Yes	Yes	420
25	EB-1A	N/A	Painting	N/A	N/A	N/A	painter	No	No	283
26	EB-1A	Ph.D.	electrical engineering	9	171	30	Staff Scientist	No	Yes	22
27	EB-1A	Ph.D.	computer science	8	161	24	Senior Analyst Developer	No	Yes	202
28	EB-1A	Ph.D.	spore biology	14	187	5	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	Yes	13
29	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Cancer	18	60	17	Research scientist	No	Yes	22
30	EB-1A	Ph.D.	com- munications	15	N/A	N/A	CTO	No	No	430
31	EB-1A	Master	Ocean- ography	6	0	3	Senior researcher	No	No	216
32	EB-1A	Ph.D.	theoretical computer science	10	138	22	Researcher	No	No	167
33	EB-1A	Master	display technology	6	N/A	N/A	Research engineer	Yes	Yes	56
34	EB-1A	Ph.D.	materials science	32	311	13	Research Associate	No	Yes	20
35	EB-1A	Ph.D.	cancer	14	157	25	Research fellow	Yes	Yes	125
36	EB-1A	Ph.D.	electrical engineering	42	226	62	Senior Engineer	No	Yes	20
37	EB-1A	Ph.D.	computer engineering	26	259	13	Assistant Professor	No	No	181
38	EB-1B	Ph.D.	biomedical	11	73	7	Senior Scientist	Yes	No	52
39	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Semi- conductor physics	18	292	4	Scientific researcher	No	Yes	10
40	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Molecular engineering	9	432	64	Research associate	No	Yes	18
41	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Computer networks	8	72	55	Researcher	No	Yes	6

 

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(05/21/2015)