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14 cases · 8 approved / sustained · 4 denied / dismissed · 2 remanded
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Environmental Services · India
WeGreened EB-1A approved
Louisiana 72 days 2026-02-04
The petition was approved based on a strong record of 1,291 citations and 27 peer-reviewed journal articles. The petitioner also demonstrated significant professional standing through 120 completed peer reviews and research funding from major bodies like the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Environmental Services · China
WeGreened EB-1A approved
California 787 days 2026-01-27
The petition was approved based on a record of 15 peer-reviewed articles and 3 technical reports which garnered 219 citations. The petitioner demonstrated significant professional standing through 25 peer reviews for respected journals and service on an editorial board. The alignment of the research with high-stakes funding from the EPA, ASHRAE, and API further validated the original contributions to the field.
Assistant Professor
Environmental Services · India
WeGreened EB-1A approved
Minnesota 12 days 2025-11-22
The petition satisfied the EB-1A criteria through a robust record of 15 peer-reviewed publications with 909 citations, demonstrating significant original contributions. The petitioner also provided evidence of 12 peer reviews for elite journals and documented international impact across 70 countries. Significant funding from organizations like NSERC and the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development further validated the work's importance.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Environmental Services
WeGreened EB-1A approved
Massachusetts 21 days 2025-07-09
The petition was approved based on 38 peer-reviewed journal articles with over 670 citations and an h-index of 16, placing the applicant in the top 3% of the field. Additionally, the applicant demonstrated significant original contributions through a hybrid decision-support framework for fertilizers and completed 142 peer reviews for high-impact journals. The petitioner's affiliation with a U.S. Department of Energy-affiliated national laboratory further validated the national interest of the work.
Research Scientist
Environmental Services · China
WeGreened EB-1A approved
New York 398 days 2025-05-09
The petition was approved based on 10 peer-reviewed journal articles in top-tier publications like Environmental Science & Technology and over 537 citations. The petitioner demonstrated extraordinary ability through an h-index of 9, placing them in the top 4% of their field, and the completion of at least 16 peer reviews for high-impact journals. Additionally, the work was supported by major federal agencies including the NSF, DOE, and NASA.
Hydrologist
Environmental Services
USCIS EB-1A dismissed
South Carolina 2025-04-11
The motion to reconsider was dismissed because there is no legal basis for accepting a late-filed motion to reconsider. The motion to reopen was dismissed because the Petitioner did not demonstrate that the 41-day delay was reasonable or beyond her control, as the provided state documentation and support letters lacked specific details linking the car crash to the filing delay.
Research Scientist
Environmental Services
USCIS EB-1A rfe remanded
2025-03-10
The Petitioner satisfied three criteria: judging, scholarly articles, and original contributions of major significance. Specifically, she authored 89 peer-reviewed articles with a significant number of citations and provided expert letters detailing her impact on global-scale carbon models and climate change research. The Director's initial denial regarding the original contributions criterion was withdrawn upon de novo review.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Environmental Services · China
WeGreened EB-1A approved
12 days 2024-12-04
The petition was approved based on 11 peer-reviewed journal articles, 8 conference abstracts, and 122 citations from researchers in 31 countries. Additionally, the petitioner completed 25 peer reviews for international journals and received funding from the National Key R&D Program of China. These metrics satisfied the EB-1A criteria for scholarly articles, original contributions, and judging roles.
Environmental Engineer
Environmental Services · Turkey
USCIS EB-1A remanded
2024-11-27
The Director denied the petition because the Petitioner only met two of the ten EB-1A criteria. However, the AAO found that the Petitioner also met the criterion for original contributions of major significance, bringing the total to three criteria met (published material about the Petitioner, original contributions of major significance, and authorship of scholarly articles). The AAO withdrew the denial and remanded the case for a final merits determination based on the totality of the evidence.
Environmental Scientist
Environmental Services
USCIS EB-1A dismissed
2024-11-13
The motion to reopen was dismissed because the Petitioner did not provide new facts pertaining to the untimeliness of the prior motion. The motion to reconsider was dismissed because the Petitioner did not establish that the prior decision was based on an incorrect application of law or policy, nor did she dispute the correctness of the decision to dismiss her motion on the basis of its untimely filing. The Petitioner's explanation for the delay, 'it was difficult for me to finish printing everything just in time,' was not deemed reasonable or beyond her control.