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I recieved an interview letter last night. The interview date has been rescheduled for April 21, 2009, approximately five weeks after the originally scheduled date of March 17, 2009 (which was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, or something like that). -pk

Nov 3, 2008. -pk

I had an interview on the same date, which was cancelled "due to unforseen circumstances". I and my wife applied at the same time, together, and my wife got an interview date of 3/27, which at that time I thought was somewhat strange. I'd have thought that we would get the interview together, as...

Memberships in such organizations cannot be counted towards the criterion for EB1-EA, but what I did was that I argued that since I was a member, it shows that I'm currently active in the area in which I did research during my PhD.

Wanniba, your credentials look good to me. You just have to prepare your application well. Do your homework before submitting your application, and read about different RFE's that others get, and don't make the same mistakes. Don't submit evidence which is surely to attract RFE's.

Even if you might not have had to pay for getting your name in, it has developed a reputation among Adjudicators. So the best thing is to not mention it. Even if you mention it, make sure that you make it clear that it was not paid, and what is the criteria for Cambridge Who's who for selecting...

NIWChance, I've always given this advice that if you can afford it, hire a good lawyer. There is no alternative to good professional advice/ services. After all, it's a matter of your future. But even if you do hire a lawyer, it shouldn't stop you from doing research, and even spending some...

I have updated the website that I published about four weeks ago, to include some information on EB1-OR also. I will add further updates next weekend. The website discusses my personal experiences on filing EB1-EA petition by myself, and EB1-OR petition (sponsored by my employer)...

The final update has been completed over the weekend. I added some references in the Research section of the website. Thanks

I applied for EB1-EA myself, and then just after less than a week, EB1-OR through my employer. Both petitions were approved, EB1-OR one a couple of weeks after EB1-EA. I didn't make any misrepresentation, and one application didn't have any negative effect on the other. I went on to file I-485...

I have just updated my website. You can find a lot of useful information there for EB1-EA. I'll add more content over the weekend. Thanks.

You can apply for EB1-EA without impacting your EB1-OR application in future. I applied for EB1 myself, and shortly afterwards, my employer applied for EB1-OR on my behalf. Both petitions were approved at about the same time in about a couple of months. I decided to apply for I-485 based on...

You can apply for both, though for EB2, you'll need sponsorship from your employer. For EB1, please keep in mind that it depends a lot on how you present your case. For every claim you make, you'll have to submit evidence in the form of documentation. Otherwise, you'll get an RFE. Even though it...

I asked three of my former research collegues to write letters for me. They were now in different universities in the world, and that (I think) gave the impression that my work is recognized all over the world :-) I also requested someone from JPL, one of my former employers and my current...

I used ISI, INSPEC and google for citations of my research work. I also did some research and contacted former colleagues and asked them if they'd cited my work anywhere. It worked, and got a couple of citations in Chinese Journals. I also used another citation index at Rutgers (NJ), but that...

I interviewed in Newark office on Oct 21, and got my passport stamped after the interview. But my spouse' passport (derivative I-485) wasn't stamped on the grounds that the office hadn't received fingerprinting report from FBI (it wasn't the background/ CIA check that was holding the...

I interviewed in Newark office on Oct 21, and got my passport stamped after the interview. But my spouse' passport (derivative I-485) wasn't stamped on the grounds that the office hadn't received fingerprinting report from FBI (it wasn't the background/ CIA check that was holding the...

Re: Thank you pkafir Sorry to have caused the confusion. It means that the only other two cases that I know of (EB1-EA and NIW) didn't change their jobs. I do not know of or have heard of anybody being turned down on this basis. In fact, I do not know any person whose application has been...

Re: Thanks ag28, I haven't heard of anyone changing jobs for this type of cases and getting approved, but during the two years (almost) of the processing of I-485, my job function changed considerably, from purely technical (research) to technical management. This would have been in clear...

Re: congratulations pkafir I remainded with the same employer, but that was of no consequence, since I'd filed an immigration petition under EB1-EA, which does not require sponsorship from an employer. However, having a job is useful since it shows that (i) you can support yourself (ii) you...