EB-1(A) success probablity

[SGJ]

Hi Rajiv,
Below are my credentials for you to estimate my chances of success in EB-1(A) category

-MD (India)
-PhD (UK)
-currently working at Johns Hopkins on H1B visa
-1-patent: primary inventor of a device which can be used in pathology labs. This device is being produced by the workshop in the Institute where I worked and has been sold to 1 major institutes in the UK and a lab in Johns Hopkins, USA
-1-invention (published but not patented) on a novel method which can be used in research. This method when it was published received widespread media coverage: 3 major UK newspapers (The Times, The Guardian and The Daily Mail), and 25 internet news websites spanning different countries (The www.Washingtontimes.com, www.BBC.com, the australiannews.com and others) which I beleive is significant
-1- UK competetive research fellowship
-16- authorship in orginal articles (as per http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez a service by The US National Library of Medicine) which are work related of which 6 are with me as first author.
-105- citations to all papers on which I am a co-author (not necessarily first author) -- as per ISI citation index
-111- citations to all papers on which I am a co-author (not necessarily first author) -- as per Google scholar
-Presented posters and podium presentations at national and International meetings (UK and USA).
-Reviewed articles for 6 scientific journals.
-Reviewed one scientific grant application
-I can get 2-3 reference letters each from UK and India and may be 1-2 from USA. The ones in the USA may be from faculty members in my field with whom I am not employed.

My questions are:
1. Do my credentials above make me a candidate for filing in the EB-1 (A)- persons with extraordinary ability and how would you rate my chances (based on your success rate with people with similar credentials as me applying in this category)?
Let me know

Many thanks,

 

[hotstrike]

You will definitely meet EB1 EA standards

I am not Rajiv but would like to opine that your case is strong. You will have no problem based on your credentials. However, do a thorough job of case presentation and document submission.

In the immigration law, nothing is assumed. You have to provide evidence. Everything is evidence based.

There are other respected members (Llp1, NSC agony, Texas 140, Triple citizen etc.). Since you are a new member, let me request others to give their opinion and welcome you to our community.

Good luck.

 

[skvadivel]

You should be fine with EB1. Just make sure that you present your case properly.

 

[llp1]

Yes, you should be OK for EB1A. What hotstrike and skvadivel said are completely correct. It is very important that you present your case well.
Supporting letters affect your case significantly, almost lead to success or RFE or even denial of your case. USCIS officers look for independent references, which means the people outside your loop/network. From what I understand, your thesis supervisors, supervisors at work, colleagues at your institutions (if you've been more than one), your research collaborators, ... are not counted as independent references. It's OK you provide them, but they just don't weigh much. Strictly speaking, only the people you met from conferences, the people whom you never met, they know you only because they read your work and speak highly of your work. And your references should be with high reputation (in your area or related), e.g. an Assistant Professor's letter doesn't weigh much.