近期NIW与EB-1A/B批准案例及专业背景

This report includes twenty-two (22) NIW and Eb-1A/B cases filed by 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 numeric number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary\'s name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold client’s information strictly confidential. 
    
Compiled and briefed by Grace Wang.
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Case #1: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Bone Tissue Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 6 journal papers
   Holds 8 patents
   Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers

Supporting Letters: 6

Filing Date:  June 18, 2008

Approval Date: December 22, 2008
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Case #2: 

Case Type:  Eb-1A
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 18 journal papers
   Holds 2 patents
   Cited approximately 75 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the works of others over 60 times

Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts

Filing Date:  May 20, 2008

Approval Date: December 31, 2008
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Case #3: 

Case Type:  Eb-1A
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 16 journal papers
   Invited to review the work of others over 10 times

Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts

Filing Date:  May 28, 2008

Approval Date: December 23, 2008
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Case #4:

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 48 journal papers
   Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others over 10 times

Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts

Filing Date:  April 15, 2008

Approval Date: December 23, 2008
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Case #5: 

Case Type:  Eb-1B
Field of Research: Computer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 7 journal papers
   Cited approximately 90 times by other researchers

Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert

Filing Date:  May 14, 2008

Approval Date: December 8, 2008
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Case #6: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Security and Surveillance Technology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 5 journal papers
   Holds 5 patents

Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts (RFE:  3 including 2 independent experts)

Filing Date:  April 9, 2008 (*RFE sent November 18, 2008)

Approval Date: December 4, 2008
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Case #7: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Power Systems
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 16 journal papers
   Cited approximately 110 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others 6 times

Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts

Filing Date:  June 28, 2007

Approval Date: December 11, 2008
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Case #8:

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW RFE*
Field of Research: Hydrology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
   Published 5 journal papers
   Cited approximately 20 times

Supporting Letters: 2 independent experts

RFE Response Date: November 27, 2008

Approval Date: December 10, 2008

*Applicant filed NIW by himself, and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.
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Case #9: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Power Systems
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 29 journal papers
   Invited to review the work of others 10 times

Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts

Filing Date:  July 26, 2007

Approval Date: December 4, 2008
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Case #10: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Behavioral Neurobiology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 5 journal papers

Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts

Filing Date:  April 18, 2008

Approval Date: December 16, 2008
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Case #11: 

Case Type:  Eb-1B
Field of Research: Genetic Epidemiology
Major Credentials: M.D. from a foreign university
   Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 9 journal papers and 1 book chapter
   Invited to review the work of others 15 times

Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts

Filing Date:  February 21, 2008

Approval Date: December 10, 2008
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Case #12: 

Case Type:  Eb-1B
Field of Research: Computer Science (Sensor Network Applications)
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 13 journal papers
   Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others 50 times

Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts

Filing Date:  September 23, 2008

Approval Date: December 22, 2008
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Case #13: 

Case Type:  Eb-1A
Field of Research: Biomaterials Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 14 journal papers
   Cited approximately 105 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others 7 times

Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts

Filing Date:  October 11, 2007

Approval Date: December 17, 2008
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Case #14: 

Case Type:  Eb-1A
Field of Research: Solid Mechanics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university 
   Published 102 journal papers
   Cited approximately 160 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work of others at least 15 times

Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts

Filing Date:  April 28, 2008

Approval Date: December 2, 2008
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Case #15:

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 44 journal papers
   Cited approximately 220 times by other researchers
   Invited to review the work for 8 scientific journals

Supporting Letters: 5 including 4 independent experts

Filing Date:  May 1, 2008

Approval Date: December 23, 3008
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Case #16: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Wireless Sensor Network
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 30 journal papers
   Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers

Supporting Letters: 5

Filing Date:  July 23, 2007

Approval Date: December 1, 2008
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Case #17: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW/Eb-1A
Field of Research: Computational Materials Science and Nanotechnology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 15 journal papers
   Cited approximately 65 times by other researchers 
   Invited to review the works of others 6 times

Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts

Filing Date:  July 20, 2007/July 20, 2007

Approval Date: November 12, 2008/November 12, 2008
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Case #18:

Case Type:  Eb-1B
Field of Research: Mechanical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 23 journal papers
   Cited approximately 180 times by other researchers
   Invited to review for 8 scientific journals

Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts

Filing Date:  May 14, 2008

Approval Date: November 20, 2008
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Case #19: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Structural Materials
Major Credentials: Ph.D.s from U.S. and foreign universities
   Published 19 journal papers
   Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
   
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts (RFE:  2 independent experts)

Filing Date:  July 28, 2007 (*RFE sent October 16, 2008)

Approval Date: November 5, 2008
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Case #20: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Virology and Immunology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 7 journal papers

Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts (RFE:  3 including 1 independent expert)

Filing Date:  July 23, 2007 (*RFE sent November 13, 2008)

Approval Date: November 18, 2008
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Case #21: 

Case Type:  Eb-1A
Field of Research: Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 11 journal papers
   Cited approximately 240 times
   Invited to review for 12 scientific journals

Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts

Filing Date:  December 7, 2007
 
Approval Date: November 10, 2008
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Case #22: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Polymer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 23 journal papers
   Cited approximately 170 times by other researchers
   
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert

Filing Date:  July 25, 2007

Approval Date: November 17, 2008

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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。

白凯玲律师 (Kellie Pai, Esq.)，法学博士(J.D.，University of Houston Law Center)、文学学士(B.A., University of Texas at Austin),德克萨斯州最高法院执照，刘宗坤联合律师事务所专业移民律师。

Christina T. Le 律师，法学博士 (J.D.，University of Houston Law Center)、理学学士(B.S., Northwestern University)，德克萨斯州最高法院执照，曾担任U.S. Department of Justice驻Houston移民法庭Attorney Advisor，以及Houston Business & Tax Law Journal编辑。

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