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Hi! EB1-EA is necessarily a safe bet in your case... - Awards are not likely to work - Not that many papers - Review process in journals is often seen as part of the normal job of any researcher. That being said, it could be that you have everything needed to safely claim three...

Well, a first step could be to ask your employer their track record EB1-EA-wise... Now, if you have the credentials you suggest, you don't even need a lawyer. I found the preparation of the file in many ways less demanding than a big grant or a proposal for the use of a big facility. I have...

I got the Approval Notice just a few days before the green card itself. The AN helps if you lose the GC, but you are in the USCIS database anyway, so it is not essential to have the AN. Aloha, Chris

yes... As you wrote yourself, EB1 EA has no string attached job-wise. Aloha, Chris

Good to see you all... It will come! Just need to be patient ;) Good luck to all. Aloha, Chris

As I just told you by email, I got the green card in my mail box 7 days after the email announcing "Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident." Aloha, Chris

It was probably another Chris, or there was some confusion... I received the approval for my EB1-EA pretty fast, but then my I-485 various applications went with the big pile-up of the July/August mess. I have not been on the forum for quite some time, as I have been quite busy with a lot of...

Hi! I did not hear about my I-485 process for months. It was submitted in the 2007 July/August window after an I-140 approval (see details in the signature). It took a long time, but there was quite some paper work on USCIS side as some forms had to go the Dept of State to clear my government...

Hi! I agree with some of the comments already made. - "reviewing others' work" is unlikely to work - "media reviews" look very specialized. It is good for "Major contributions", but weak for the "media" criteria - publications/citations counts are not very high. - hard to know how critical your...

You call the USCIS, talk to somebody and explain that you want to file for expedite process for an APD. They give you a fax number (the one for NE is nowhere to be found...) and you send a letter, copy of receipt notices and some exhibits, explaining why you need to travel. What I found really...

At least I-485/131/765 filing is moving ahead in NE... Got the EAD cards in the mail today, as well as the Advance Parole Documents which I requested in an emergency as I need to travel to Europe this coming Friday. Did FP last Saturday... The details on dates are in the signature. Chris

I concur with goviks. Chris

Reviewed some Journal papers (different journals and conferences), does not sound too strong... Indeed, EB1-OR looks more favorable. Chris

For EA, it is going to be difficult as there seem to be only two criteria you could claim (papers and contribution to the field), with publications not very strong. For how long have you been working in your field? Chris

You should meet two criteria without any problem (articles and contribution to your field). The two others you could claim are leading role and media coverage. It all depends on how much evidence you can give and how important each of them was. Chris

Do you need the membership criterion? Or do you have three others which are solid? Sorry, but the description of the Sigma Xi you gave means that any scientist with two publications as first author can be nonimated... You can't call that "selective" in the sense of the USCIS membership...

You have a strong file for what is related to your value in your field of work. The problem is that you have to demonstrate why skipping the LC process is that important for your work. Looking at your situation with devil's eyes: - You have 4 years left of H1B, plus all the yearly extension...

Well, I don't agree that the case would be easy for EB1-EA. - None of the awards would work - Not many papers for somebody supposed to be in the few percentage at the the top of his field. Citation number is very low. - None of the memberships would work. My two cents... Chris

1. Answer is yes, it will help to demonstrate your importance in the field, but only marginally. 2. Becoming a journal editor (if the journal is really one of the leading journals in your field) will help. About your Ph. D. advisor, it is not because he is a PhD advisor that he would be...

I am puzzled by your question. You don't need an APD if you have a valid H1B... What is your H1B situation? Chris