Hello everyone,
My I-140 just got approved at TSC.
filed i-140 EB-1 (ea) feb 16,
upgraded to premium april 7.
received approval email april 14.
my background:
eastern block country
college degree and phd in usa, in chemistry,
2 postdocs at high-flying universities, doing biological/medical research
8 really strong letters from famous and not-so-famous scientists, all from academia - 5 former supervisors,collaborators etc., 3 people who dont know me personally.
14 publications, 7 first author
135 citations (65 of them on one paper where i am not the first author)
no direct evidence for critical roles (such as being a PI on a grant or anything official like that) but just emails and ref. letters. same with reviewing scientific articles. no major awards or memberships. no major articles about my work - just one online snippet in a specialized website.
claimed:
1-major contributions
2-authorship of articles
3-critical roles at important institutions
4-reviewed articles
cover letter 20 pages with all important things inside, just refering to "exhibits", but pretty much everything was in the letter, in quotes.
do it yourself package, then took to a good lawyer to fix the letter and advise.
lots of colorful stickers, well-organized, two-punch holes and generally very neat-o application. basically - the file was thick but very easy to follow.
e-filed i-140, then sent supporting documents. after waiting,
upgraded for premium, again by e-filing. called to make sure they have all the papers. (see POJ method)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! to all the people in this forum. this forum is awesome.
vg359
My I-140 just got approved at TSC.
filed i-140 EB-1 (ea) feb 16,
upgraded to premium april 7.
received approval email april 14.
my background:
eastern block country
college degree and phd in usa, in chemistry,
2 postdocs at high-flying universities, doing biological/medical research
8 really strong letters from famous and not-so-famous scientists, all from academia - 5 former supervisors,collaborators etc., 3 people who dont know me personally.
14 publications, 7 first author
135 citations (65 of them on one paper where i am not the first author)
no direct evidence for critical roles (such as being a PI on a grant or anything official like that) but just emails and ref. letters. same with reviewing scientific articles. no major awards or memberships. no major articles about my work - just one online snippet in a specialized website.
claimed:
1-major contributions
2-authorship of articles
3-critical roles at important institutions
4-reviewed articles
cover letter 20 pages with all important things inside, just refering to "exhibits", but pretty much everything was in the letter, in quotes.
do it yourself package, then took to a good lawyer to fix the letter and advise.
lots of colorful stickers, well-organized, two-punch holes and generally very neat-o application. basically - the file was thick but very easy to follow.
e-filed i-140, then sent supporting documents. after waiting,
upgraded for premium, again by e-filing. called to make sure they have all the papers. (see POJ method)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! to all the people in this forum. this forum is awesome.
vg359
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