近期I-140批准情况：案例及专业背景

This report includes twenty (20) I-140 cases, mostly NIW and Eb-1A/B, filedby Liu & Associates and recently approved by the USCIS. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purpose, a letter is assigned in alphabetical order to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold client’s information strictly confidential.

In the past few months, USCIS has diverted some resources to process I-485 and other high priority cases, and as a result, the processing of I-140 cases has been significantly delayed. Currently, USCIS is still processing I-140 cases filed in July 2007 although some cases filed after July 2007 have been adjudicated.

Compiled and briefed by Grace Wang.
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Case #1:  Dr. A

Case Type:  NIW I-290B Appeal*
Field of Research: Environmental Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 8 journal papers
   Published 2 book chapters
   Cited approximately 24 times by other researchers
Filing Date:  December 11, 2006 (*I-290B appeal sent May 28, 2008)
Approval Date: USCIS re-opened and approved the case on July 3, 2008
*Petitioner/Beneficiary filed the NIW I-140 petition by herself, and retained Liu and Associates to file I-290B appeal after the case was denied by NSC.

Case #2:  Dr. B

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science 
Major Credentials:  Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 21 journal papers
   Cited approximately 147 times by other researchers
   Invited to review at least 50 articles for journals/conferences
Supporting Letters: 6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 26, 2007 (*RFE sent June 24, 2008)
Approval Date: July 14, 2008

Case #3:  Dr. C

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 47 journal papers
   Holds 1 patent
   Cited approximately 350 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others 15 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 26, 2007
Approval Date: July 9, 2008

Case #4:  Dr. D

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Hematology and Bone Marrow Stem Cells
Major Credentials: Ph.D. and M.D. from a foreign university
   Published 7 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 26, 2007
Approval Date: July 29, 2008

Case #5:  Dr. E

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Materials Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 9 journal papers
   Cited approximately 300 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others 30 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:  December 6, 2008
Approval Date: July 25, 2008

Case #6:  Dr. F

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Bioinformatics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
 Published 15 journal papers with 1 book chapter
 Cited approximately 66 times by other researchers
 Invited to review the work of others for 2 scientific journals
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: April 17, 2007
Approval Date: June 3, 2008

Case #7:  Dr. G

Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Neuroscience
Major Credentials: M.D. and Ph.D. from a foreign university
 Published 14 journal papers
 Cited approximately 81 times by other researchers
 Invited to review the work of others 11 times
Supporting Letters: 5 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: July 13, 2007
Approval Date: June 17, 2008

Case #8:  Dr. H

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Surface Science and Nanotechnology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 38 journal papers
   Cited approximately 351 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others for 3 scientific journals
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 19, 2007
Approval Date: June 16, 2008

Case #9:  Dr. I

Case Type:  Eb-1B I-140
Field of Research: Management Science (Network Systems)
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 11 journal papers
   Cited approximately 100 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others 4 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 25, 2007
Approval Date: June 4, 2008

Case #10:  Dr. J

Case Type:  PERM Based EB-2 I-140
Field of Research: Spanish and Portuguese
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Filing Date:  September 27, 2007
Approval Date: June 25, 2008

Case #11:  Dr. K

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Radiopharmaceutical and Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 25 journal papers 
   Holds 2 patents
   Cited approximately 81 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 10, 2008
Approval Date: June 17, 2008

Case #12:  Dr. L

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Bioinformatics and Computational Intelligence
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 13 journal papers
   Cited approximately 83 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others 9 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 23, 2007
Approval Date: June 2, 2008

Case #13:  Dr. M

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Organic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 18 journal papers
   Filed 1 patent application
   Cited approximately 191 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 16, 2007
Approval Date: June 9, 2008

Case #14:  Dr. N

Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science (Intelligent Information Retrieval)
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
 Published 27 book chapters and peer-reviewed publications
 Invited to review papers by journals and conferences 8 times 
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 25, 2007
Approval Date: May 28, 2008

Case #15:  Dr. O

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 16 journal papers
   Cited approximately 49 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 24, 2007
Approval Date: May 9, 2008

Case #16:  Dr. P

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 RFE*
Field of Research: Liver Developmental Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 10 journal papers
   Cited approximately 32 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 4 including 2 independent experts for RFE
Filing Date:  July 23, 2007 (*RFE sent March 4, 2008)
Approval Date: May 16, 2008
*Client filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.

Case #17:  Dr. Q

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 25 journal papers
   Cited approximately 381 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6
Filing Date:  July 23, 2007
Approval Date: May 8, 2008

Case #18:  Dr. R

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Bioinformatics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 13 journal papers
   Cited approximately 69 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others 9 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 24, 2007
Approval Date: May 12, 2008

Case #19:  Dr. S

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 RFE*
Field of Research: Novel Electrolytes
Major Credentials: Cited approximately 19 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 3 independent experts for RFE
Filing Date:  November 25, 2006 (*RFE sent April 28, 2008)
Approval Date: May 2, 2008
*Client filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.

Case #20:  Dr. T

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW/Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Optical Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 10 journal papers
   Invited to review papers by journals 4 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 20, 2007 (NIW)/July 14, 2007 (Eb-1A)
Approval Date: May 22, 2008 (NIW)/May 19, 2008 (Eb-1A)

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刘宗坤律师（Z. Zac Liu, Esq.），法学博士（J.D., Valparaiso University Schoolof Law）、哲学博士(Ph.D., Peking University)，伊利诺伊州最高法院及联邦法院执照，曾担任Valparaiso University Law Review的编辑和审稿人， 著有中英文书籍多种，散见于中美各大学图书馆。执业以来，他已代理无数名来自世界各地的科研人员和专业人士成功获得绿卡及各类非移民签证，尤其在国家利益豁免（NIW）、特殊人才（Eb-1A）、杰出教授和研究员（EB-1B）、PERM 劳工证、H-1B工作签证等方面积累了丰富的经验。读者若有移民法律问题，可将简历发往zliu@niwus.com。刘律师会在两个工作日内对您的问题做出免费答复或评估。

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