17 Feb Outstanding Researcher Petition Approved for Researcher in the Academic Field of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology who was Offered a Permanent Research Position at a Prominent University
Our immigration law firm has successfully handled hundreds of petitions for medical researchers across the United States in the Extraordinary Ability Alien, Outstanding Researcher, and National Interest Waiver categories. Our most recent approval was received in 3 days via premium processing in the Outstanding Researcher Category for an individual conducting research to understand the molecular mechanisms of disease who was offered a permanent research position with a prominent University. We submitted evidence to show the researcher had received international recognition as outstanding the following categories: 1. original scientific contributions; 2. authorship of scholarly articles in scholarly journals with international circulation; 3. discussion of work by others in the media and top-ranked international journals; and 4. membership in associations that require outstanding achievement. Following approval of the I-140 Petition, our client filed an I-485 application for adjustment of status.