This report includes twenty (20) I-140 cases, mostly NIW and Eb-1A/B, filedby Liu & Associates and recently approved by the USCIS. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purpose, a letter is assigned in alphabetical order to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold client’s information strictly confidential. In the past few months, USCIS has diverted some resources to process I-485 and other high priority cases, and as a result, the processing of I-140 cases has been significantly delayed. Currently, USCIS is still processing I-140 cases filed in July 2007 although some cases filed after July 2007 have been adjudicated. Compiled and briefed by Grace Wang. ****************************************** Case #1: Dr. A Case Type: NIW I-290B Appeal* Field of Research: Environmental Science Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Published 2 book chapters Cited approximately 24 times by other researchers Filing Date: December 11, 2006 (*I-290B appeal sent May 28, 2008) Approval Date: USCIS re-opened and approved the case on July 3, 2008 *Petitioner/Beneficiary filed the NIW I-140 petition by herself, and retained Liu and Associates to file I-290B appeal after the case was denied by NSC. Case #2: Dr. B Case Type: Eb-1A I-140 Field of Research: Computer Science Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 21 journal papers Cited approximately 147 times by other researchers Invited to review at least 50 articles for journals/conferences Supporting Letters: 6 including 5 independent experts Filing Date: July 26, 2007 (*RFE sent June 24, 2008) Approval Date: July 14, 2008 Case #3: Dr. C Case Type: Eb-1A I-140 Field of Research: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 47 journal papers Holds 1 patent Cited approximately 350 times by other researchers Invited to review the work of others 15 times Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts Filing Date: July 26, 2007 Approval Date: July 9, 2008 Case #4: Dr. D Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 Field of Research: Hematology and Bone Marrow Stem Cells Major Credentials: Ph.D. and M.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: July 26, 2007 Approval Date: July 29, 2008 Case #5: Dr. E Case Type: Eb-1A I-140 Field of Research: Materials Science Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 300 times by other researchers Invited to review the work of others 30 times Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert Filing Date: December 6, 2008 Approval Date: July 25, 2008 Case #6: Dr. F Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 Field of Research: Bioinformatics Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 15 journal papers with 1 book chapter Cited approximately 66 times by other researchers Invited to review the work of others for 2 scientific journals Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: April 17, 2007 Approval Date: June 3, 2008 Case #7: Dr. G Case Type: Eb-1A I-140 Field of Research: Neuroscience Major Credentials: M.D. and Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 14 journal papers Cited approximately 81 times by other researchers Invited to review the work of others 11 times Supporting Letters: 5 including 4 independent experts Filing Date: July 13, 2007 Approval Date: June 17, 2008 Case #8: Dr. H Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 Field of Research: Surface Science and Nanotechnology Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 38 journal papers Cited approximately 351 times by other researchers Invited to review the work of others for 3 scientific journals Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: November 19, 2007 Approval Date: June 16, 2008 Case #9: Dr. I Case Type: Eb-1B I-140 Field of Research: Management Science (Network Systems) Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 11 journal papers Cited approximately 100 times by other researchers Invited to review the work of others 4 times Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent experts Filing Date: July 25, 2007 Approval Date: June 4, 2008 Case #10: Dr. J Case Type: PERM Based EB-2 I-140 Field of Research: Spanish and Portuguese Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Filing Date: September 27, 2007 Approval Date: June 25, 2008 Case #11: Dr. K Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 Field of Research: Radiopharmaceutical and Organic Chemistry Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 25 journal papers Holds 2 patents Cited approximately 81 times by other researchers Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: March 10, 2008 Approval Date: June 17, 2008 Case #12: Dr. L Case Type: Eb-1A I-140 Field of Research: Bioinformatics and Computational Intelligence Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 13 journal papers Cited approximately 83 times by other researchers Invited to review the work of others 9 times Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: July 23, 2007 Approval Date: June 2, 2008 Case #13: Dr. M Case Type: Eb-1A I-140 Field of Research: Organic and Bioinorganic Chemistry Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 18 journal papers Filed 1 patent application Cited approximately 191 times by other researchers Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: July 16, 2007 Approval Date: June 9, 2008 Case #14: Dr. N Case Type: Eb-1A I-140 Field of Research: Computer Science (Intelligent Information Retrieval) Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 27 book chapters and peer-reviewed publications Invited to review papers by journals and conferences 8 times Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: July 25, 2007 Approval Date: May 28, 2008 Case #15: Dr. O Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 Field of Research: Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 16 journal papers Cited approximately 49 times by other researchers Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts Filing Date: July 24, 2007 Approval Date: May 9, 2008 Case #16: Dr. P Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 RFE* Field of Research: Liver Developmental Biology Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 32 times by other researchers Supporting Letters: 4 including 2 independent experts for RFE Filing Date: July 23, 2007 (*RFE sent March 4, 2008) Approval Date: May 16, 2008 *Client filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE. Case #17: Dr. Q Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 Field of Research: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 25 journal papers Cited approximately 381 times by other researchers Supporting Letters: 6 Filing Date: July 23, 2007 Approval Date: May 8, 2008 Case #18: Dr. R Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 Field of Research: Bioinformatics Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 13 journal papers Cited approximately 69 times by other researchers Invited to review the work of others 9 times Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: July 24, 2007 Approval Date: May 12, 2008 Case #19: Dr. S Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 RFE* Field of Research: Novel Electrolytes Major Credentials: Cited approximately 19 times by other researchers Supporting Letters: 3 independent experts for RFE Filing Date: November 25, 2006 (*RFE sent April 28, 2008) Approval Date: May 2, 2008 *Client filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE. Case #20: Dr. T Case Type: Eb-2 NIW/Eb-1A I-140 Field of Research: Optical Physics Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Invited to review papers by journals 4 times Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts Filing Date: July 20, 2007 (NIW)/July 14, 2007 (Eb-1A) Approval Date: May 22, 2008 (NIW)/May 19, 2008 (Eb-1A)