An Analysis of EB-1 Cases Approved from Aprilto June 2015 -- Immigration Lawyers in Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Seattle and Austin

An Analysis of EB-1 Cases Approved from Aprilto June 2015

From April to June2015, our firm received 58 EB-1 case approvals: 44EB-1(a), 10 EB-1(b) and 4 Eb-1(C). USCIS approved 47 of these cases without a request for evidence. In addition, from April to June2015, our firm also received 64NIW case approvals. From January to June 2015, our firm received 103 NIW approvals and 99 EB-1 approvals.

Out of the 58 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 real estate, architectural design, dance art, etc.

Ph.D.	41
Master	5
Bachelor	2
Others	10

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 16. The median number of citations was 169. The median number of reviews conducted was 20. The average processing time for these applicants was 122days orfour months. The longest amount of time it took to approve an application was 387 days, while the shortest was 7days.

Median number of journal papers	16
Median number of independent citations	169
Median number of reviews	20
average processing days	122

Finally, premium process was adopted in filing 32 out of the 58 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 58 EB-1 cases approved from Aprilto June2015, please refer to the table below.

Client	Case Type	Degree	research field	Journal papers	Citations	reviews	job title	RFE	Premium Pro- cessing	Pro-cessing days
1	EB-1A	Ph.D.	wind energy	22	73	N/A	CTO	Yes	No	345
2	EB-1A	Bachelor	enter- tainment industry	N/A	N/A	N/A	entertainer	Yes	Yes	110
3	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Micro- biology	8	161	6	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	No	150
4	EB-1B	Ph.D.	bio- chemistry	6	157	21	Research Fellow	Yes	Yes	32
5	EB-1A	Ph.D.	cell biology	23	210	36	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	Yes	48
6	EB-1A	Ph.D.	physiology	6	147	15	Research Fellow	No	Yes	33
7	EB-1A	Ph.D.	nano- technology	17	472	25	Assistant Professor	No	Yes	17
8	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Molecular Biology /Medicine	12	168	38	Research Fellow	No	Yes	83
9	EB-1A	N/A	natural language processing	3	263	19	research scientist	No	Yes	83
10	EB-1A	Ph.D.	bio- chemistry	9	258	14	Postdoctoral Researcher	No	No	161
11	EB-1A	Ph.D.	chem- informatics	19	680	35	Researcher	No	Yes	7
12	EB-1B	Master	data processing	4	91	N/A	Server consultation	No	Yes	17
13	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Toxicity	15	839	11	Postdoctoral Associate	No	No	101
14	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Environ- mental Protection	19	176	51	Researcher	No	Yes	17
15	EB-1A	Ph.D.	materials science	18	103	18	Process Engineer	Yes	No	211
16	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Bio- chemistry	12	47	N/A	Research Scientist	No	No	149
17	EB-1A	Ph.D.	chemical engineering	13	66	8	Researcher	No	No	162
18	EB-1A	N/A	real estate	N/A	N/A	N/A	General Manager	Yes	Yes	103
19	EB-1A	Master	internet statistics	16	1389	4	Senior Engineer	No	Yes	241
20	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Physics	9	41	N/A	Statistical Analyst	Yes	Yes	143
21	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Oncology	16	315	37	Researcher	No	Yes	45
22	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Computa- tional Chemistry and Materials Science	21	88	6	Postdoctoral Researcher	No	No	196
23	EB-1C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	No	104
24	EB-1A	Ph.D.	architectural design	20	295	N/A	Professor	No	Yes	13
25	EB-1B	Ph.D.	aerospace engineering	4	20	4	Research Engineer	Yes	No	234
26	EB-1A	Ph.D.	epidemiology	7	123	10	Assistant Professor	No	No	164
27	EB-1A	N/A	Vietnamese Literature	N/A	N/A	N/A	Writer	No	Yes	15
28	EB-1A	N/A	dance art	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dance Director	No	Yes	16
29	EB-1B	Ph.D.	photonic	11	50	10	Photonic Design Engineer	No	Yes	22
30	EB-1C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Manager	No	No	178
31	EB-1A	Master	art curation	N/A	N/A	N/A	art curator	No	Yes	14
32	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Cancer	24	183	20	Research Associate	No	Yes	27
33	EB-1A	N/A	railway technology	22	77	2	Senior Engineer	No	No	247
34	EB-1A	Ph.D.	tourism history and economy	25	57	3	Associate professor	No	No	267
35	EB-1A	Ph.D.	molecular biology	10	922	20	Postdoctoral Scholar	No	Yes	13
36	EB-1A	Ph.D.	theoretical physics	25	320	20	Researcher	No	Yes	39
37	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Bacteriology	8	161	27	Postdoctoral Research Associate	No	Yes	39
38	EB-1B	Master	Medical chemistry	7	33	32	Research scientist	No	No	230
39	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Materials Science	30	500	33	Researcher	No	No	297
40	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Phar- maceutical science	16	161	34	Senior Scientist	No	Yes	163
41	EB-1A	Ph.D.	biomedical science	21	350	57	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	Yes	16
42	EB-1A	Ph.D.	medical imaging physics	4	94	N/A	Medical Physics Resident	No	No	163
43	EB-1A	Ph.D.	atmospheric science	21	272	16	Researcher	No	No	166
44	EB-1A	Bachelor	Filmmaking	N/A	N/A	N/A	Video Producer	No	No	156
45	EB-1A	master	architecture	6	N/A	N/A	urban architect	No	Yes	19
46	EB-1A	Ph.D.	mechanical engineering	2	19	2	Reliability Engineer	Yes	No	261
47	EB-1A	Ph.D.	high energy physics	17	200	11	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	Yes	150
48	EB-1C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Business Development Director	No	No	174
49	EB-1B	Ph.D.	geochemistry	12	315	8	Researcher	No	Yes	76
50	EB-1A	Ph.D.	computer science	19	187	31	Modeling Scientist	No	No	151
51	EB-1A	Ph.D.	nano- technology	25	84	21	Postdoctoral Fellow	No	No	290
52	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Engineering Sciences	7	377	16	Vice President of Modeling and Technology	No	Yes	9
53	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Computer science	12	112	39	Research Scientist	No	Yes	14
54	EB-1A	N/A	consumer electronics	N/A	N/A	N/A	VP	Yes	No	387
55	EB-1C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Manager	Yes	No	276
56	EB-1A	Ph.D.	Plant Pathology	25	300	51	Research Associate	No	Yes	17
57	EB-1A	Ph.D.	biomaterials	21	1848	78	Research Scientist	No	Yes	11
58	EB-1B	Ph.D.	Power System Analysis and Protection	32	220	68	Assistant Professor	Yes	No	216

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(08/04/2015)