Success Stories: EB-1A Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Associate in New York in the Field of Biotechnology

Posted by wegreened on January 30, 2026 in EB1 Green Card

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On January 7th, 2016, we received another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Field of Biotechnology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Biotechnology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Associate

Country of Origin: India

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: New York

Approval Notice Date: January 7th, 2016

Processing Time: 45 days (Premium Processing requested)

Case Summary:

Some time ago, North America Immigration Law Group filed an EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition for a postdoctoral associate from India. Our client requested Premium Processing; however, the USCIS took over 45 days to approve his case. This was because of the Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) that they issued. Fortunately, our team is highly skilled at addressing these notices, and we worked assiduously to prove to the USCIS that our client’s petition deserved approval. The USCIS agreed with our presentation and our client is now on his way to getting a green card.

At the time of filing, our client’s professional record included 66 citations and seven published papers. He had also judged 23 papers for numerous scientific journals. In addition to carefully accounting for this information, we also presented several recommendation letters contributed by experts in our client’s field of biotechnology. One of the letters stated, “[Client] has dedicated his intelligence and expertise to better understanding the mechanism of the pathogenesis of disease and its prevention. It is thus clear that the research he conducts is of national significance.” This, along with other relevant evidence that we included in the EB1A petition, asserted the significance of our client’s research to the United States. Our efforts established the many ways in which our client’s work has influenced medical science, particularly his area of study that focuses on molecular mechanisms in glaucoma and retinal neurodegeneration.

We extend our congratulations to this postdoctoral associate, and wish him all the best in his continued research.

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North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2020.01 - 2024.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	28,946	99.52%	3,030	98.31%
EB1A	4,322	91.76%	2,870	88.91%
EB1B	793	98.51%	236	90.77%
Total	34,061	98.44%	6,136	93.39%