NIW and/or EB-1 EA Evaluation

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All,
Would appreciate your feed back on whether my qualifications would qualify me for NIW and/or EB-1 EA. Currently on H-4 (was laid-off recently; had to move to H-4 to maintain status and to stop my H-1 time- i've just about 10 months left on my H-1 plus 2-3 months recapture time)
- PhD Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering - Materials for Aerospace)
- Postdoc in National Lab ( 4 years Materials for Energy - 2 in nuclear, and 2 related to superconductors and turbine)
- co-authored 2 major reports for DOE related to next generation nuclear reactors (besides the usual quarterly/annual program progress reports)
- presented my contribution from the above two reports to DOE program managers at a project meeting (closed to public-only DOE labs were invited)
- co-authored 1 report for NRC related to current nuclear reactors
- 10 publications (3 journal (2 first author) + 7 peer-reviewed conference proceedings (4 first author))
- 12-13 citations for the above 10 papers
- the two DOE reports and the NRC report would be used/referred frequently by DOE and nuclear industries (but how to get proof of the same???)
- Reviewed work of others (5 journal papers +3 conference)
- Selected for inclusion in 2007 Marquis' Who's Who (would this be considered a major national prize??)
- presentations at conferences
- as mentioned above, after my post-doc stint, worked in industry on H-1 for a few months before being laid-off (would this industry stint hurt? also, being on H-4 would it hurt?)

Thanks for your feedback and input.
 
A very quick initial comment:
- On the EB1-EA side, it will be difficult. You could only claim two criteria (contribution to your field and papers), and with little evidence to really provide on the publication side as you did not garner too much citations yet.
- On the NIW side, the game is definitely different and your field could make the claim that indeed NIW is appropriate to your case a bit easier.
Chris
 
Thanks, ChrisV. One of the lawyers mentioned the same - better chance for NIW and not for EB1-EA. But every lawyer has a different opinion!

What do you think of my chances for EB1-OR, assuming I file a petition when I have a permanent job?
 
You will qualify for EB1B-OR if your employer sponsor by cahnging your title. Permanent job offer is very critical.
As Chris suggested, you will get thr` NIW if you present well.
 
thanks, goviks.

EB1-OR - my previous employer's attorney said i had a good shot but i guess that would vary with employer to employer. if i find a permanent job, the employer's attorney should be convinced that I can satisfy the two criteria, as i have limited citations and papers as chrisV said.

anyway, i'm working on my NIW now with the plan of filing by next month; if i find a job before then, file either NIW or EB1-OR depending on what the company lawyer says.
 
Here is my case? please advise

Dear All
THank you for having this forum and for all of you who answers and helps people like me.
I am in the process of preparing I-140, my intial intent was to apply EB2-NIW but had few people suggesting to go for Eb-1 as well, not sure what catogery though! please read and advise below.
My original preparation was for Eb2-niw so here is what I think my pros and cons are:
First and second prongs of the niw, my work is of substantal intresic merit and in the national interest " I am a postodoc working on drug discovery from natural products sources, based on the fact that about 70% of the drugs currently in the market are either directly from natural source or modified synthetically from on a natural compound and based on the fact that new sources of drugs are needed for the re-emerging diseases, natural products is an enormous source of new drug leads"
third pros, the most difficult one, is based on the contributions of the person to the field (which is evidenced via publications, citations and most importantly recommendation letters) here is what I got:
-Ph.D. from a U.S. University 2004
-Associate research in a foreign university for 2 years
-Postodoc for 16 months
-10 recommendation letters:
1- Chief in the NIH/NCI experienced in my area of research documenting the importance of this area of research and stating that I am in the top echelon of this group of researchers
2- Harvard medical professor stating that he only knew me through seminal publications and in conferences and again praising my research focusing on 2 of my publications
3- Independant researcher from Europe stating that he doesn't know me and praising my research focusing on one publication which he has cited in one of his review articles
4- A director of a pharamceutical company based in Spain experienced in Natural products researhc which I had a collaboration with him and resulted in a publication
5- The rest of the letters are from professors who worked with me either in a collaborative project or has directed my research closely.
- Total publications 6, (5 in scholar journals and one in a trade journal, 4 first authored and 2 second authored) P.S. My dissertation shows up in Scifinder search, should I include as a publication?
-Conferences: 12, one is severly limited to a number of scientists(130-135)
- Citations: Total 11, 2 self citations. One of my paper published in 2004 was cited 6 times
- Awards: Graduate acheivement award, and a prize from a important meeting based on a research paper and my current postodc (as my boss claims is a fellowship award, should I include this?)
-Reviewer for 1 journal and assisted for the reviewing of another journal

Here is what I think my problems are:
Limited citations because my papers are quite recent: 1 in 2003, 1 in 2004, 1 in 2005, 1 in 2006 and 2 in 2007.
I am not sure whether the adusdicator reads every paper and abstract in the application, Most of my conferences presentations are my publications!

I would really appreciate it if you guys have comments and/or suggestions on my case, what would hurt it so that I can avoid?
Thank you
 
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I would suggest to go for EB2-NIW at first as you do not have too many publications, citations, awards. And by the time you get EB2 approval hopefully you will have few more publications, citations to strengthen your case for EB1.

For EB2-NIW you need to show that your research is national in scope and how it is going to benefit the US citizens so you/lawyer need to present your case effectively.
 
hnks said:
Dear All
THank you for having this forum and for all of you who answers and helps people like me.
I am in the process of preparing I-140, my intial intent was to apply EB2-NIW but had few people suggesting to go for Eb-1 as well, not sure what catogery though! please read and advise below.
My original preparation was for Eb2-niw so here is what I think my pros and cons are:
First and second prongs of the niw, my work is of substantal intresic merit and in the national interest " I am a postodoc working on drug discovery from natural products sources, based on the fact that about 70% of the drugs currently in the market are either directly from natural source or modified synthetically from on a natural compound and based on the fact that new sources of drugs are needed for the re-emerging diseases, natural products is an enormous source of new drug leads"
third pros, the most difficult one, is based on the contributions of the person to the field (which is evidenced via publications, citations and most importantly recommendation letters) here is what I got:
-Ph.D. from a U.S. University 2004
-Associate research in a foreign university for 2 years
-Postodoc for 16 months
-10 recommendation letters:
1- Chief in the NIH/NCI experienced in my area of research documenting the importance of this area of research and stating that I am in the top echelon of this group of researchers
2- Harvard medical professor stating that he only knew me through seminal publications and in conferences and again praising my research focusing on 2 of my publications
3- Independant researcher from Europe stating that he doesn't know me and praising my research focusing on one publication which he has cited in one of his review articles
4- A director of a pharamceutical company based in Spain experienced in Natural products researhc which I had a collaboration with him and resulted in a publication
5- The rest of the letters are from professors who worked with me either in a collaborative project or has directed my research closely.
- Total publications 6, (5 in scholar journals and one in a trade journal, 4 first authored and 2 second authored) P.S. My dissertation shows up in Scifinder search, should I include as a publication?
-Conferences: 12, one is severly limited to a number of scientists(130-135)
- Citations: Total 11, 2 self citations. One of my paper published in 2004 was cited 6 times
- Awards: Graduate acheivement award, and a prize from a important meeting based on a research paper and my current postodc (as my boss claims is a fellowship award, should I include this?)
-Reviewer for 1 journal and assisted for the reviewing of another journal

Here is what I think my problems are:
Limited citations because my papers are quite recent: 1 in 2003, 1 in 2004, 1 in 2005, 1 in 2006 and 2 in 2007.
I am not sure whether the adusdicator reads every paper and abstract in the application, Most of my conferences presentations are my publications!

I would really appreciate it if you guys have comments and/or suggestions on my case, what would hurt it so that I can avoid?
Thank you
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You are better off with EB2 NIW. You can better show national interest and get away with it.
You do not have many citations. You do not have many papers either. What is the impact factor of journals. Fewer publications is ok only if they are in Nature kind of journals.Graduate awards and fellowship awards dont have much weight. They should be international awards where not just students, but professors , other senior scientists compete. Showing awards is a tough criteria. Try NIW. You are better off there for a try.
 
A short note to concur with what has already been written. Your case will be really weak for EB1-EA, but should work more easily if well presented in the EB2-NIW category.
Chris
 
hnks:

Small number of publications are no problem as long as you have large number of citations to back publications' quality. Some non-engineering fields have much less conferences and journals so the publication count is smaller (10-15) but they have better quality so the citation count is higher. Nevertheless, you can still apply for NIW considering your NIH work. NIH could be a big winning card for NIW.

As a piece of fact, a friend got an O1 visa just recently with around 10 papers.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

KiwiGC
 
hnks,
It is very hard to claim EB1A with your credentials. First, your experience after Ph.D is short. Second, publications and citations are not greater than average scientists. Third, you don`t have third criteria. revieer as only one paper may not count.
However, your field is good and reco letters from NIH carry weightage. Go for NIW.
Good luck
 
Hi All,
I am now a Research Scientist at a University.
I did my PhD from India and have been a Postdoc, Research Associate and now Research
Scientist.
I have 9 publications, 6 first authors. One first and one second author paper is in the prestigious Nature cellbiology journal.
My papers (all 9 included) have been cited 149 times. They have been listed on Faculty of 1000.
I have been funded twice with Postdoc fellowships.
I have been awarded several travel awards and have been invited to speak at several conferences.
I have 8 recommendation letters, 4 from chairs of depts at leading US universities.
I am also in the process of applying for tenure track faculty position.

I do think from my reading that I will be eligible for the EB2-NIW. Do you think I will be stand a chance with EB1-OR or EB1-EA ???

I was intending to file for EB2-NIW and since I am from a country that is affected by the retrogression in the EB2 category I wanted to know if a tenure track faculty position comes through if I could apply under the EB1-OR category a few months down the line. Is it possible to apply for two I140 and be considered for both, under different categories??

Will appreciate your insights and help.

Thanks in advance.
 
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