On January 9^th, 2020, we received another O1-A (Individual with extraordinary ability or achievement) approval for a Senior Scientist in the Field of Chemical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Chemical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Scientist

Country of Origin: India

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Outside US

Approval Notice Date: January 9^th, 2020

Processing Time: 3 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A senior scientist from India hired North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) to help him obtain an O1-A (Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement) visa. In order to receive notification of case approval, he needed to show that he was an individual with extraordinary ability who was temporarily entering the United States to continue work in his area of specialization. With our help, our client accomplished this goal and received petition approval in just 3 days (Premium Processing). Our vast experience dealing with employment-based visa petitions armed us with the perfect legal strategy to secure our client’s O1A petition approval.

Before we started work on the case, we conducted a thorough evaluation of our client’s credentials to verify her chances of O1-A approval. We confirmed that he held a doctoral degree in chemical engineering with a focus on the synthesis and manufacturing of nanoparticles. We also noted that our client had extensive research experience in chemical engineering, materials science, and nanotechnology. We successfully determined that our client was an expert in improving the electronic displays, fuel cells, medically relevant polymer nanocomposites, and more, in fact, he has developed a system for dissipative self-assembly that uses a chemical fuel to stay active. Our goal was to prove to the USCIS that our client’s findings are of great importance due to their enormous impact on country’s electronics, renewable energy, and biomedicine.

Our client’s O1A petition packet also detailed his citation and publication record. At the time of filing, our client’s publications included 6 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 2 granted patents that had accumulated 291 citations. Moreover, our client has edited 50 academic articles related to physical sciences and engineering. Only top-level experts in their field are invited to perform this type of important editorial work, so this frequent activity further demonstrates our client’s important standing in the field.

To validate the extent of international influence his work had garnered, our client procured four letters of recommendation signed by top-level experts. One of the recommenders stated: “The continued work and presence of [client] is extremely important to continued progress in many areas of chemical engineering, especially in the manufacturing and application of quantum dots, which is his current point of focus.” These letters, which were incorporated into our client’s O1-A petition dossier, amply endorsed his credentials.

After months of diligent work, we successfully demonstrated that our client had satisfied the O1A criteria. We congratulate him for securing O1-A petition approval and we thank him for trusting our law firm.