Success Stories: Despite Waiting for a Long Time, Premium Processing Upgrade Got an Associate Professor from China Secure EB1A Approval in Just 2 days

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

Client’s Testimonial:

“First, thank you for the successful approval. We are more than thrilled to get the news.”

On January 26^th, 2022, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for an Associate Professor in the Field of Strategic Management (Approval Notice).

General Field: Strategic Management

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Associate Professor

Country of Origin: China

Approval Notice Date: January 26^th, 2022

Processing Time: 9 month, 15 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

To secure an EB1-A category of immigrant visa, the applicant must prove his national and international recognition or awards as well as funding received from top-most organizations or federal institutions. So, when an associate professor hired North America Immigration Law Group to get an EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition approval, we made sure to go through his CVs, transcripts, certificates, awards, letters of recommendation, Publication and citation history, and peer review count, etc. After reviewing and confirming the veracity of his credentials, we laid out a strong petition packet for the USCIS on our client’s behalf and incorporated the following attributes:

Firstly, we noted that several established researchers around the world rely on our client’s research, gathering a total of 681 citations, an impressive achievement in his field of expertise. This is infallible evidence of his capability to consistently produce high-caliber, noteworthy research.
The strategic management field also recognized his authority by inviting him to review and evaluate the work of his peers 70 times. His peer review experience is evidence of his elite standing in the field.
Besides, he has engaged his peers by authoring and co-authoring 13 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 1 book chapter that have been published in international journals.
Moreover, he has received 4 letters of recommendation from other experts supporting his research, one of them stated the below:

“In summary, [client] is a highly qualified scientist in his field who has contributed important findings related to corporate strategy and organization management. Based on the undeniable merits of his discoveries for the entire field of strategic and organization management, I urge you to support the continuation of his research.”

Successfully, we were able to convince the USCIS of our client’s research, which offers valuable insights into managing key firm assets effectively, ensuring that management choices benefit the U.S. economy. Thus, when the approval came through in January of 2022 only 2 days after the premium processing service upgrade, we were overjoyed, and we truly thank our client for his firm belief in our law firm. We wish him all the luck in this continued wonderful journey.

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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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With nearly 64,000 EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-2 NIW and O-1 cases approved, we have first hand information on the manner in which the USCIS adjudicate I-140 cases. As the USCIS has constantly changed its adjudication standards for the EB-1A, EB-1B and EB-2 NIW categories, our firm's huge database of successful cases gives you unprecedented insight to USCIS adjudication trends. We carefully analyze the data for all of our cases and apply the results of our analyses toward giving our clients up-to-date advice and adapting our strategies such that we remain on par with the ever-shifting landscape of immigration law in the U.S. With us, you will always have access to important updates, strategies, and information so that you can make the most informed decisions about your case.

We Have Helped Tens of Thousands of Clients with Credentials and Backgrounds Similar to Yours

With our exceedingly large number of successful petitions, no matter what credentials you have, no matter your background and field of expertise, no matter your visa status or nationality, chances are we have helped hundreds or even thousands of clients just like you. Our clients are usually impressed with how well we understand their research and work. Our insight and understanding stems from the fact that we have handled many cases with elements similar to yours already, and this helps us devise the best strategies for each individual petition.

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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%