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On March 17th, 2016, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Medical Physics Resident in the Field of Nuclear Physics (Approval Notice).
General Field: Nuclear Physics
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Medical Physics Resident
Country of Origin: India
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California
Approval Notice Date: March 17th, 2016
Processing Time: 3 Days (Premium Processing Requested)
Case Summary:
A talented medical physics resident from India contracted North America Immigration Law Group to file an EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition on her behalf. Three days after filing the petition, we received an approval notice from Nebraska Service Center.
What is Premium Processing?
The main reason for such rapid adjudication had to do with Premium Processing (PP), an option only available to petitioners filing their case under selected visa categories. Instead of taking between 4-9 months to review a case, immigration officers have to take action on PP cases within 15 days. Although it costs $1,225 more, it significantly lessens the time spent waiting for a decision.
What Makes a Strong EB-1A Case?
As EB-1A has a very high standard of law, petitioners must meet very specific requirements if they want to obtain petition approval. The USCIS has 10 requirements in place and in order to qualify for EB1A, one must meet at least three of them. Based on our client’s credentials, here are the three requirements we based our petition on:
- Original scientific, scholarly, or artistic contributions of major significance: Our client’s various scientific findings have significantly progressed the work of other researchers, and this is exemplified by the number of citations to her work: 650 citations at the time of filing.
- Authorship of scholarly articles in professional journals or other major media: When we filed her petition, our client had published 35 scientific articles, 1 nuclear data sheet, and numerous conference publications and presentations.
- Participation as a judge evaluating the work of others: Seeing that only leaders in the field are invited to judge the work of others, our client’s experience assessing 16 manuscripts for half a dozen scientific journals is evidence of her high standing in the field.
What Comes Next?
There are two steps in the complex green card process: the I-140 petition and the I-485 application. Our client’s I-140 petition was filed under the EB-1A visa category, and seeing that it was recently approved, she can move on to the I-485 application. Our firm is currently helping her and her spouse put together their I-485 paperwork, and we look forward to helping them obtain their green cards.