An Analysis of EB-1 Cases Approved from July to September 2016
From July to September 2016, our firm received 70 EB-1 case approvals: 52EB-1(a), 12 EB-1(b) and 6 EB-1(c). USCIS approved 57 of these cases without a request for evidence. In addition, from July to September 2016, our firm also received 65 NIW case approvals. From January to September 2016, our firm received 227 NIW case approvals and 178 EB-1 case approvals.
Out of the 70 EB-1 cases approved in the third quarter of 2016, most applicants had a Ph. D. and conducted scientific research. Among those approved applicants, most conduct research in medical science, biology, and engineering, while others focus on volleyball, martial arts and Traditional Chinese medicine, etc.
Ph.D. |
45 |
Master |
3 |
Bachelor |
2 |
Others |
20 |
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 9. The median number of citations was 165. The median number of reviews conducted was 15. The average processing time for these applicants was 183days or over six months. The longest amount of time it took to approve an application was 770 days, while the shortest was 12days.
| Median number of journal papers |
9 |
Median number of independent citations |
165 |
Median number of reviews |
15 |
average processing days |
183 |
Finally, premium processing service was adopted in filing 30 out of the 70 EB-1 cases. In our 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 of adopting that service. 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 processing 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 filing a NIW or EB-1 but not sure if you are qualified, please contact Attorney Jerry Zhang at info@hooyou.com or call our offices at 1-800-230-7040. Attorney Zhang will provide you with a free evaluation.
For more information on the 70 EB-1 cases approved from Julyto September2016, 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-1C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
315 |
2 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
Volleyball |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Volleyball coach |
No |
No |
457 |
3 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
building materials |
3 |
N/A |
3 |
research scientist |
No |
Yes |
255 |
4 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
computational biology |
16 |
348 |
14 |
Post-doctoral Fellow |
No |
Yes |
18 |
5 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Mechanical Engineering |
22 |
338 |
18 |
Engineer |
No |
No |
256 |
6 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Wireless Com-munications |
13 |
116 |
50 |
Systems Engineer |
No |
Yes |
15 |
7 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
Biology |
5 |
36 |
9 |
Research scientist |
Yes |
No |
259 |
8 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Biotechnology |
7 |
37 |
18 |
Post-doctoral research associate |
No |
No |
109 |
9 |
EB-1A |
Bachelor |
Economic Journalism |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Vice Producer |
No |
Yes |
19 |
10 |
EB-1C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
General Manager |
Yes |
No |
327 |
11 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
acting and directing |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Actor |
Yes |
No |
638 |
12 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
public health |
9 |
156 |
16 |
Research Associate |
No |
Yes |
17 |
13 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
nano- |
29 |
318 |
43 |
Post-doctoral Researcher |
No |
No |
27 |
14 |
EB-1C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Manager |
No |
No |
167 |
15 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Martial Arts |
7 |
N/A |
N/A |
Martial Arts researcher |
No |
Yes |
16 |
16 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
therapeutic antibody |
7 |
209 |
30 |
Associate Scientist |
No |
Yes |
48 |
17 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
computer science |
10 |
2259 |
4 |
Chief Architect |
No |
Yes |
14 |
18 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
Architecture |
35 |
98 |
N/A |
Archi-tectural Engineer |
No |
Yes |
14 |
19 |
EB-1C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Sales Manager |
No |
No |
70 |
20 |
EB-1B |
Master |
graphic design typography |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
Assistant Professor |
No |
Yes |
321 |
21 |
EB-1B |
Master |
Materials Science and Engineering |
3 |
58 |
9 |
Product Engineer |
No |
Yes |
62 |
22 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Internal Medicine |
4 |
122 |
15 |
Physician |
Yes |
No |
120 |
23 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
Cell Biology |
8 |
227 |
7 |
Senior Scientist |
No |
Yes |
22 |
24 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
biomedical |
10 |
186 |
15 |
Researcher |
No |
Yes |
23 |
25 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
Beach Soccer |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
head coach |
Yes |
Yes |
117 |
26 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
marine control engineering |
6 |
19 |
20 |
Engineering Manager |
No |
Yes |
23 |
27 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science |
14 |
171 |
15 |
Physicist Post- |
No |
Yes |
39 |
28 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
Traditional Chinese Medicine |
17 |
169 |
2 |
acupuncture doctor |
No |
No |
391 |
29 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
Integrated optics and process development |
5 |
55 |
12 |
Process |
No |
Yes |
14 |
30 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
cancer |
30 |
1121 |
52 |
Assistant Professor |
No |
Yes |
14 |
31 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Molecular immunology |
10 |
1060 |
19 |
Post- |
No |
No |
19 |
32 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
stem |
10 |
391 |
8 |
Post- |
No |
No |
17 |
33 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
swimming |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
coach |
Yes |
No |
460 |
34 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Software Engineering |
14 |
N/A |
9 |
Computer Scientist |
No |
No |
596 |
35 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Molecular Engineering |
9 |
174 |
2 |
Researcher |
No |
No |
18 |
36 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
distillation of gasoline |
5 |
105 |
2 |
Process Engineer |
No |
No |
18 |
37 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
Cycling |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Cycling |
No |
No |
770 |
38 |
EB-1C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Manager |
No |
No |
283 |
39 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
stem cell biology |
18 |
245 |
13 |
researcher |
No |
No |
372 |
40 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Geographical Sciences |
8 |
196 |
21 |
Assistant Research Professor |
Yes |
Yes |
122 |
41 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Phar- |
19 |
246 |
65 |
Post- |
No |
No |
311 |
42 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
data management |
9 |
223 |
32 |
Research Scientist |
No |
Yes |
23 |
43 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
electro machining |
17 |
80 |
22 |
Senior Hardware Engineer |
No |
No |
321 |
44 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
Border collie breeding |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Manager |
Yes |
No |
760 |
45 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Theoretical |
21 |
195 |
23 |
Post- |
No |
Yes |
20 |
46 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Biomedical Science |
11 |
157 |
58 |
Research Associate |
Yes |
No |
556 |
47 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
Bio- |
10 |
190 |
15 |
Assistant Professor |
Yes |
Yes |
35 |
48 |
EB-1A |
Master |
Environ- |
7 |
322 |
29 |
Research Associate |
No |
No |
12 |
49 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
ceramic art |
7 |
N/A |
N/A |
Artist |
No |
No |
307 |
50 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
surface |
15 |
122 |
29 |
Materials Scientist |
No |
No |
18 |
51 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Computer Science |
3 |
88 |
17 |
Software Engineer |
No |
No |
236 |
52 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum Engineering |
N/A |
40 |
2 |
Petroleum Engineer |
No |
No |
146 |
53 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Mechanical Engineering |
8 |
35 |
7 |
Mechanical Engineer |
No |
Yes |
399 |
54 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Bio- |
2 |
N/A |
3 |
Research Fellow |
No |
No |
210 |
55 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
reproduction |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Artist |
No |
No |
206 |
56 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Chemistry |
34 |
145 |
20 |
Professor |
No |
No |
286 |
57 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
kickboxing |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
kickboxer |
No |
Yes |
15 |
58 |
EB-1C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
VP |
Yes |
No |
149 |
59 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Machine Prognostics |
7 |
165 |
44 |
Data |
No |
Yes |
60 |
60 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
educational assessments |
2 |
9 |
3 |
Researcher |
No |
No |
492 |
61 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
gastric |
30 |
395 |
30 |
Research Scientist |
No |
Yes |
14 |
62 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
accounting |
97 |
94 |
N/A |
Professor |
Yes |
Yes |
105 |
63 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
infectious diseases |
21 |
244 |
16 |
Scientist |
No |
No |
248 |
64 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Neurosurgery |
37 |
159 |
N/A |
Medical Scientist |
No |
Yes |
19 |
65 |
EB-1A |
Bachelor |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Singer |
No |
No |
268 |
66 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
Oil field development |
5 |
37 |
4 |
Geo- |
No |
No |
64 |
67 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
landscape painting |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Painter |
No |
No |
281 |
68 |
EB-1A |
Ph.D. |
Management Science |
29 |
362 |
19 |
mana- |
No |
No |
342 |
69 |
EB-1A |
N/A |
accounting |
9 |
30 |
N/A |
Chief |
No |
Yes |
34 |
70 |
EB-1B |
Ph.D. |
power electronics circuits |
1 |
N/A |
4 |
Senior |
No |
Yes |
36 |
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