EB1-EA approved

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CSC: RD-Jan '03, RFE-May '04, AD-Sept. '04.

Quals:
1. PhD in Engineering '04,
2. >25 journal/conf. publications
3. >25 citations in journals/company site, one of the journal papers further advanced on my work
4. 5 patents (1 issued) some being licensed by companies
5. best paper at intl. conf., etc.
6. Reviewer for 4 intl. journals--was solicited to review either by the Editor or Assoc. Editor of these journals
7. Session chair at an intl. conf.
8. co-author of book in preparation
9. magazines with intl. circulation discussed my work, one of the journal papers further advanced on my work
10. gave evidence that I played critical role in companies with dist. reputations
11. 3 references with original petition and 4 references after RFE

The Adjudicator RFE'd, rightfully so, requesting additional information/evidence as he/she felt that my petition was deficient in all categories. For my response to RFE, I got info from this site and went through all of the AAO decisions to craft the response. The attorney took a quick glance at my draft, slightly modified it, signed and sent it to the USCIS. I also sent quite a bit of new evidence and information.

The initial petition was poorly crafted by the paralegal, in the attorney's office, and at that time I had not taken the time to review it critically. A lot of stress would have been avoided if I had done this hard work myself right at the outset.

Best wishes to others who are still waiting for their 140 decision or are planning to file.
 
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I have similiar problems right now, may I contact you and ask you more questions about I140 Ref. ?
Thank you very much for any advices and helps!
 
Another example that they DO seem to adjudicate these based on the merits and that even a crappy petition can get you the EA if you have the necessary credentials. (and that all the fluffing up in the world won't work if the credentials are not there.)

Congrats.
 
hadron said:
Another example that they DO seem to adjudicate these based on the merits and that even a crappy petition can get you the EA if you have the necessary credentials. (and that all the fluffing up in the world won't work if the credentials are not there.)

Congrats.
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This actually gives my petition some hope! After all, I did send a crappy petition just to beat the deadline so that I can get a priority date that will enable me to renew my H1-B beyond my six years! The question, of course, is whether I have the qualifications and whether the INS sees any merit in my final petition. But that is a whole another story!
 
xw2004 said:
I have similiar problems right now, may I contact you and ask you more questions about I140 Ref. ?
Thank you very much for any advices and helps!
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Sure, please do send a PM.
 
trojanblue said:
This actually gives my petition some hope! After all, I did send a crappy petition just to beat the deadline so that I can get a priority date that will enable me to renew my H1-B beyond my six years! The question, of course, is whether I have the qualifications and whether the INS sees any merit in my final petition. But that is a whole another story!
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I have to admit that the Adjudicator was really nice despite receiving such a poorly prepared petition from the paralegal initially. This paralegal didn't even send in a lot of supporting evidence even though it was referenced in the petition. In fact the Adjudicator brought up this point in several categories, asking where the supporting documents were. In some cases, the supporting documents were even mislabelled.

When responding to the RFE, this forum was a superb help. I also went on the USCIS site to look at all of the AAO cases since 2001 to draft the response (which was like a brand new petition in itself!). I also prepared all of the evidences myself and labelled them myself. I don't think this case would have been approved if I had left it to the attorney's office to draft the response and I had sat back. There is no subsitute to doing lots of research, on your own, in forums and at the USCIS site (AAO decisions) before you or the attorney sends in a petition or responds to an RFE.
 
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