Success Story: EB1-B, (EB1-OR) Outstanding Researchers/Professor Approval for Assistant Professor for a Small State University

Posted by wegreened on January 30, 2026 in EB1 Green Card, General Engineering (Industrial Engineering)

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Recently, we received another EB1-B, (EB1-OR) Outstanding Researchers/Professor approval for an Assistant Professor at a Small State University. (Approval Notice)

General Field: Industrial Engineering
Beneficiary Nationality: India
Petitioner: A Small State University
Position at the time of case filing: Assistant Professor

Case Summary:

The beneficiary in this case was an Assistant Professor in the field of industrial engineering who was sponsored by his employer, a small state university. Both the petitioner and the beneficiary met the desired employment requirements, and therefore were qualified to submit an EB-1B petition for permanent residency on the basis of the beneficiary’s tenured-track position at the university.

Although the beneficiary had sufficient documentary evidence of his original contributions through the publication of scholarly work in the field, as well as evidence of participation in peer-review work, he only had a citation record of about 35 citations—a comparatively low number of citations in regards to other cases we have had approved.

Despite this seemingly weak number of citations, we at Chen Immigration Law Associates were able to use our reliable strategies to successfully argue his international recognition as an outstanding professor in the field of industrial engineering. To strengthen his case even more, we submitted several recommendation letters in addition to the petition affirming his top standing in the field as well as international recognition of his research.

Using this proven strategy, we at Chen Immigration Law Associates were able to secure approval for this petition in less than three months!

With this in consideration, it is important to emphasize that the processes and expertise practiced by Chen Immigration Law Associates. Not only do we develop the best possible strategies for each case, but we execute these strategies with the utmost effectiveness!

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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%