Approved EB-1A cases

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyRFEFernanda Secco Hipskind - Immigration Attorney at Manifest Law

Fernanda Hipskind helped an Indian software engineering leader achieve an EB-1A approval after successfully responding to a Request for Evidence (RFE). The case rested on high remuneration, a critical role leading a 50-person team building large-scale generative AI cloud infrastructure for enterprise and government customers, and original contributions including a patented image-based search system cited by other inventors. Strong executive and independent expert letters helped show that the impact of the work extended well beyond a single employer.

🇮🇳IndiaHealthcare & Life SciencesRFEBruna Maciel Soledade - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Bruna Soledade helped an Indian healthcare professional and published author achieve an EB-1A approval after successfully responding to a Request for Evidence (RFE). The petition built on scholarly articles in high-impact medical journals and a leading role on a major hospital system project and in nonprofit leadership, strengthened with additional evidence gathered in the months before filing. The approval clears the way to a Green Card for the beneficiary and their family.

TechnologyRFEShefali Tanna - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Shefali Tanna helped a senior technology leader who heads an enterprise software company's AI center of excellence achieve EB-1A approval, leaving behind a years-long EB-2 backlog. The case was built around his critical role, high remuneration, and fellow-level memberships in professional associations. When USCIS issued an RFE, the response secured the approval.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyRFEAndrew Smith - Immigration Attorney at Manifest Law

Andrew Smith helped an Indian software engineer who already held an approved employment-based petition secure EB-1A approval, trading a decade-long Green Card backlog for a far shorter wait. Built on a record of authored books, journal publications, patents, and peer-review work, the petition answered a Request for Evidence (RFE) and was approved.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyRFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped an Indian senior cloud solutions architect secure an EB-1A approval, overcoming a Request for Evidence (RFE) along the way. Already in H-1B status with an approved immigrant petition and a years-old priority date, the client built the case on judging major technical competitions, presenting at leading international cloud and AI conferences, authoring widely read technical publications, co-organizing a large regional cloud user community, and earning compensation well above the field average.

🇨🇳ChinaTechnologyNo RFECarla Caballero - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carla Caballero helped a Chinese product manager convert an employer-tied EB-1C position into a self-petitioned EB-1A approval, preserving the priority date ahead of a planned job change. The case leaned on leadership of a hundred-person product organization at a large consumer technology company, granted patents, top-percentile compensation, and newly added judging and speaking engagements.

🇮🇳IndiaHealthcare & Life SciencesRFERachael Gilburd - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rachael Gilburd helped an Indian clinical research leader win an EB-1A approval after an RFE, trading a decade-old EB-2 priority date for a self-petitioned path. The filing rested on his work enabling patient data to be collected through patients' own devices, an approach the drug-development field later adopted, backed by independent expert letters, standards-committee leadership, and indexed conference proceedings. The I-140 was filed with premium processing, with adjustment of status to follow.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyRFESang Kim - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Sang Kim helped an Indian technology professional working in augmented and virtual reality secure an EB-1A approval, clearing the extraordinary-ability bar without relying on patents. The case was built on evidence tying the beneficiary directly to widely covered consumer headset and software launches rather than on reference letters alone. The petition survived a Request for Evidence before it was approved.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyRFETimothy Finkenbinder - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Timothy Finkenbinder helped an Indian software engineering leader with an already-approved EB-2 petition win an EB-1A Green Card for extraordinary ability, built on a patent portfolio, published research, and recognized industry contributions. USCIS issued a request for evidence during the process, but the case was approved as anticipated.

🇨🇦CanadaHealthcare & Life SciencesRFETimothy Finkenbinder - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Timothy Finkenbinder helped a vascular surgeon build a strong EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition, assembling highly cited publications, distinguished referee letters, and evidence of above-average compensation and peer-review service. The case drew an RFE before ultimately winning approval, clearing the surgeon's path to a Green Card as an individual of extraordinary ability.

🇦🇱AlbaniaArts & EntertainmentNo RFETimothy Finkenbinder - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Timothy Finkenbinder helped an Albanian pop artist earn her EB-1A extraordinary ability Green Card, built on a two-decade career that included representing her country on the world stage on several occasions. Her sustained record of festival wins and regional recognition satisfied the extraordinary ability criteria, leading to approval of her I-140 petition.

🇮🇳IndiaAgricultureNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped an Indian robotics engineer in the agricultural technology industry secure EB-1A approval built around his original contributions to computer vision research and his critical role at a fast-growing robotics company. Letters of support and continued peer-review work helped establish the sustained acclaim required for approval.

🇮🇳IndiaAutomotiveRFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped an Indian automotive engineering manager secure EB-1A approval after an RFE, building the case around a patented climate-control technology now being adopted across a major automaker's vehicle lineup. Industry awards, peer-review work, and letters documenting his critical role helped establish the sustained acclaim required for approval.

🇮🇳IndiaHealthcare & Life SciencesRFEYasmin Malek - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Yasmin Malek helped an Indian software architect in the healthcare technology industry secure EB-1A approval despite an RFE, building the case around his critical leading role and original contributions to widely used applications serving major healthcare organizations. Additional judging experience and industry recognition helped satisfy final merits scrutiny.

🇬🇭GhanaLegal & Professional ServicesNo RFEPatrick Duckett - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Patrick Duckett helped a Ghanaian fintech-regulation and policy leader secure EB-1A approval, building the petition around senior policy leadership at a national financial-regulatory authority, international speaking engagements, judging an international fintech innovation competition, and published research on digital-payment regulation and consumer protection.

🇮🇳IndiaFood & BeverageRFEPatrick Duckett - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Patrick Duckett helped an Indian corporate-sustainability leader secure EB-1A approval — upgrading from an already-approved EB-2 to accelerate her Green Card timeline. Despite a mid-case RFE, the petition prevailed on the strength of extensive media coverage, a critical sustainability-leadership role at a large multinational company, and membership in a highly selective, invitation-only professional network for senior sustainability executives.

🇩🇪GermanyFinanceRFEAdam Smith - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Adam Smith helped a German private-equity and finance leader secure EB-1A approval after an RFE. The petition drew on supervisory-board leadership at a large asset-management firm, membership in a highly selective professional association for finance experts, an original consumer-product venture later copied by major competitors, and a judging role for a startup investment network.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFESang Kim - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Sang Kim helped an Indian technology and finance professional achieve an approved EB-1A immigrant petition. Even amid a stricter USCIS climate with more frequent RFEs, the case was strengthened with third-party evidence of her impact across major employers to meet the extraordinary-ability standard.

🇺🇿UzbekistanTechnologyNo RFEValentin Karpenko - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Valentin Karpenko helped a former elite international athlete from Uzbekistan secure an approved EB-1A extraordinary ability Green Card petition. The case was anchored by his medal-winning record at the highest levels of international competition, and reinforced by his later career in coaching and sports leadership, which demonstrated sustained acclaim at the very top of his sport.

🇮🇳IndiaEducation & ResearchRFEGregory Boult - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Gregory Boult helped an Indian researcher working in the U.S. on an H-1B secure an approved EB-1A extraordinary ability petition, allowing her to bypass a years-long visa backlog on her earlier employment-based filing. The case was built on her critical role at a distinguished organization, hundreds of scholarly citations, roughly forty peer-review and judging assignments, and multiple professional memberships and awards. A Request for Evidence was raised and successfully overcome on the way to approval.

🇮🇳IndiaHealthcare & Life SciencesRFEAvalon L. Paul - Immigration Attorney

Avalon Paul helped an Indian pharmaceutical supply chain executive win approval of his EB-1A extraordinary ability petition, filed on an urgent timeline so his daughter could remain a dependent before turning 21. The case rested on his critical leadership roles at major pharmaceutical companies, industry awards, professional memberships, publications and conference presentations, judging activity, and high compensation, and a Request for Evidence was successfully overcome along the way.

🇮🇳IndiaEngineering & ManufacturingNo RFELinda Chan Attreed - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Linda Chan Attreed helped an Indian cloud security and AI architect win approval of his EB-1A extraordinary ability petition, giving him a faster Green Card path than his backlogged EB-2. Serving as one of only two principal architects at a major U.S. retail corporation, his case drew on twenty published papers with hundreds of citations, a patented AI-powered cybersecurity framework, more than 170 peer reviews, international awards, and selective professional memberships.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFEAshley Gruber - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Ashley Gruber helped an Indian machine learning leader in advertising technology secure an approved EB-1A extraordinary ability petition. His case highlighted original contributions adopted across the industry, including pioneering AI-driven contextual ads for short-form video at the world's largest social platforms and a privacy-safe data sharing system now used industry-wide, along with peer-reviewed publications, judging of national industry awards, and top-percentile compensation in his field.

🇨🇳ChinaRFEJason Parker Johnson - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Jason Johnson helped a Chinese professional secure an approved EB-1A extraordinary ability Green Card petition. A Request for Evidence was raised during adjudication and successfully overcome on the way to approval.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian technology professional secure an approved EB-1A extraordinary ability petition. Rather than filing prematurely, the strategy focused on strengthening the case for several months first, anchoring it in objective evidence such as compensation in the top tier of his metro area, cited patents demonstrating original contributions, and a growing record of judging and media recognition.

🇬🇧United KingdomArts & EntertainmentRFESiel Timperman - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Siel Timperman helped a British museum curator secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa, successfully overcoming a Request for Evidence along the way. The case was grounded in his memberships in selective professional societies for art experts, his authorship of scholarly articles and book chapters, and named coverage in major international newspapers. His critical curatorial role at a renowned American art institution rounded out the petition.

🇮🇳IndiaFinanceNo RFEPoonam Bhuchar - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Poonam Bhuchar helped an Indian engineering leader secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case rested on his critical role maintaining a trading platform at one of Wall Street's largest financial firms, his leading contributions to a widely adopted open-source infrastructure project, and invited talks at major industry conferences. His exceptionally high compensation further underscored his standing in the field.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian professional win approval of his EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition on a refile after his original case drew a Notice of Intent to Deny. The new filing directly addressed the concerns raised in the earlier case, and the approval opened a path out of an employment-based Green Card backlog stretching back years.

🇮🇳IndiaRFEBruna Maciel Soledade - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Bruna Soledade helped an Indian professional overcome a complex Request for Evidence on his refiled EB-1A petition. The successful response resolved the remaining doubts in the extraordinary-ability case and cleared his path out of an employment-based Green Card backlog dating back years.

🇮🇳IndiaFinanceNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped an Indian technology professional secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case centered on his original contribution of a payments platform he developed for a global fintech leader, now used by several banks, and his critical role at one of the world's largest payment networks. Top-tier compensation across a 12-plus-year career reinforced the extraordinary ability argument.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFEKristen Dale - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Kristen Dale helped an Indian AI entrepreneur secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case featured two startup acquisitions, selection into a top global accelerator that accepts under one percent of applicants, and an open-source data platform he created that now underpins enterprise and government AI deployments. Senior-grade membership in a leading engineering society, coverage in major U.S. and Indian business press, and judging at one of the largest U.S. hackathons rounded out the petition.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped an Indian technology product leader secure EB-1 classification with a case built on his pioneering contributions to serverless cloud computing and AI/machine learning adoption by large enterprises. Evidence included his critical role as a group product manager at a Fortune 500 tech company, compensation far above others in the field, media coverage of major product releases, and public recognition of his contributions by a leading financial services firm.

TechnologyNo RFEYasmin Malek - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Yasmin Malek helped a veteran data platform architect with nearly two decades in software achieve permanent residence through the EB-1A. The case rested on his scholarly publications, judging of dozens of papers across conferences and hackathons, senior membership in a selective engineering society, a patent, and a critical role implementing first-of-its-kind customer data technology — including previously helping grow an e-commerce business severalfold. Targeted media coverage was added to push the case over the line under tightening EB-1A standards.

🇮🇳IndiaEducation & ResearchRFEJason Parker Johnson - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Jason Johnson helped an Indian applicant rescue his EB-1A petition by successfully overcoming a complex "kitchen sink" Request for Evidence that challenged multiple criteria at once. The comprehensive response resulted in approval of the extraordinary-ability petition within two weeks.

🇳🇱NetherlandsTechnologyRFECarla Caballero - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carla Caballero helped a Dutch AI engineer at a leading artificial intelligence lab achieve permanent residence through the EB-1A, successfully overcoming a Request for Evidence along the way. The case featured her safety contributions to AI models used by millions, coverage in major national news outlets, highly selective fellowships including one from a top venture capital firm, judging invitations at a leading university hackathon, and top-decile compensation.

🇮🇳IndiaArts & EntertainmentNo RFEHenry Lindpere - Senior Immigration Attorney at Manifest Law

Henry Lindpere helped an Indian marketing analytics leader achieve permanent residence through the EB-1A. The case centered on original data science products he built from scratch — including a Bayesian attribution model that turned annual marketing insights into weekly ones and was scaled across many clients — plus his leadership of analytics workstreams covering roughly $1 billion in annual media spend, a business impact award, and his role at a Fortune 500 tech company.

Christian Herrmann helped a Lebanese founder achieve permanent residence through the EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition. Backed by a carefully prepared set of recommendation letters, the case was driven to approval on a timeline that mattered deeply to the client — locking in her Green Card while her college-age son could still be included as a dependent before aging out.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyRFEPoonam Bhuchar - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Poonam Bhuchar helped an Indian senior systems engineer in the tech industry achieve permanent residence through the EB-1A, successfully overcoming a Request for Evidence along the way. The petition was filed on a deliberate timeline to capture his qualification under the high-remuneration criterion before an anticipated change in his compensation.

🇬🇧United KingdomHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a British physician and pharmaceutical R&D leader secure permanent residence with the EB-1A visa. The case was built on a rare national military commendation awarded to only a handful of service members each year, a top-tier salary as a senior medical director at a global pharmaceutical company, and a record of scholarly publications in a peer-reviewed military medical journal. It was further strengthened by his critical medical leadership role supporting elite military units.

🇧🇷BrazilEducation & ResearchRFESang Kim - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Sang Kim helped a Brazilian postdoctoral researcher overcome a complex Request for Evidence and win approval of his EB-1A petition. Building on the two criteria USCIS had already conceded - scholarly publications and peer review - the response leveraged the researcher's 500+ citations and highly specific third-party expert letters to establish his original contributions and sustained impact in his field.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFERachael Gilburd - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rachael Gilburd helped an Indian professional secure approval of her EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition. The petition was approved after the team successfully responded to a Request for Evidence, clearing the way for the client to move straight into her Green Card adjustment of status filing.

🇨🇳ChinaRFEAvalon L. Paul - Immigration Attorney

Avalon Paul helped a Chinese professional rescue a self-filed petition that had drawn a complex "kitchen sink" Request for Evidence. Manifest took over the response, addressed every deficiency USCIS raised, and secured approval - and the client has since returned to the firm to pursue an EB-1A Green Card.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFERachael Gilburd - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rachael Gilburd helped an Indian professional win EB-1A approval after the client left an unresponsive prior firm mid-process. The petition was anchored on the client's original contributions and critical role in their field, with evidence from the earlier engagement restructured into a stronger, fully attorney-driven filing.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFECatlea Bobis - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Catlea Bobis helped an Indian software engineer earn permanent residence with the EB-1A visa. The case highlighted his original contributions to a smartphone energy-efficiency system now used by millions of consumers, his record of completed peer reviews, two scholarly publications, and a best-presentation award at an industry conference. His critical role and high salary at a leading technology company rounded out the petition.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFELinda Chan Attreed - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Linda Chan Attreed helped an Indian staff software engineer at a leading professional networking platform earn EB-1A approval. The case showcased his role architecting an AI-driven search platform serving billions of queries, his earlier work on one of India's most-downloaded travel booking apps, leadership positions in a premier global engineering association, editorial board and conference judging duties, and total compensation far above industry benchmarks. Feature articles in major global technology media added further weight.

RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a client already working in the U.S. on an O-1 visa step up to permanent residence with an approved EB-1A petition. The case successfully overcame a Request for Evidence on its way to approval, clearing the path for the client's Green Card adjustment of status filing.

RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a client overcome a Request for Evidence issued on his EB-1A petition, preparing and filing the response at no additional cost. The successful response secured approval of the extraordinary-ability case and kept the client's transition from O-1 status to permanent residence on track.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFEAvalon L. Paul - Immigration Attorney

Avalon Paul helped an Indian professional secure approval of his EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition. The approval gave the client a direct, self-petitioned route to a U.S. Green Card without the need for employer sponsorship.

Christian Herrmann helped an Indian technology executive at a major U.S. financial institution earn EB-1A approval. The case centered on his original contributions - leading a $10 billion loan-portfolio divestiture affecting hundreds of thousands of borrowers and driving more than $50 million in annual technology savings - alongside his critical leadership role, above-market compensation, published thought-leadership articles in a leading business outlet, and judging for global AI and innovation awards.

🇮🇳IndiaEducation & ResearchNo RFEJason Parker Johnson - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Jason Johnson helped an Indian project-management executive at a premier U.S. national laboratory win EB-1A approval. The case highlighted his critical role overseeing a flagship national physics facility, management frameworks he developed that were adopted by other national laboratories, roughly 30 judging and review engagements for federal research agencies, a salary well above the 90th percentile for his field, and support letters from laboratory directors across the national research system.

🇧🇩BangladeshTechnologyNo RFEMary Russell - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Mary Russell helped a Bangladeshi professional win approval of her EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition. Alongside the petition itself, the team helped map out a dependent-status strategy for her husband, whose visa was expiring, so the whole family stayed in valid status while the Green Card case moved forward.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFEGregory Boult - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Gregory Boult helped an Indian artificial intelligence researcher earn permanent residence with the EB-1A visa. The case combined a prestigious televised technology award, a portfolio of research papers and patents built over seven years in AI, service on the review committee of a top international AI conference, and a gold medal as the top-ranked student of his undergraduate university.

🇮🇳IndiaArts & EntertainmentNo RFEAybuke Akkus - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Aybuke Akkus helped a veteran enterprise database expert overcome a Notice of Intent to Deny on his self-filed EB-1A petition. The response dismantled the officer's internal inconsistencies and reframed the case around industry-wide impact - independent testimonials from major banking and health-insurance companies that implemented his automation frameworks, a top-1% excellence award at an S&P 500 company, and keynote talks at international conferences - turning a near-denial into an approval.

🇨🇦CanadaHealthcare & Life SciencesRFEAdam Smith - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Adam Smith helped a Canadian clinical assistant professor overcome a Request for Evidence issued on her EB-1A petition. The response reinforced her academic record and standing in her field, securing approval of the extraordinary-ability case and her path to permanent residence.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFEArielle Sheinfeld - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Arielle Sheinfeld helped an Indian technology executive secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The case was built on his VP-level role in enterprise infrastructure architecture, backed by evidence of judging the work of others, original contributions, published material, and a salary well above the norm for his field. Recognition and testimonial letters from industry peers rounded out the filing.

🇮🇳IndiaEducation & ResearchNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian professional secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The case drew on his strong record of scholarly citations and was further supported by feature coverage in a major international business publication.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFEGregory Boult - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Gregory Boult helped an Indian professional secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The case was framed around his extensive experience and critical role in his field, supported by evidence of his specialized skills and media presence.

🇨🇳ChinaArts & EntertainmentRFEPatrick Duckett - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Patrick Duckett helped a Chinese journalist overcome a "kitchen sink" Request for Evidence that challenged every criterion of the EB1A petition. He completely redrafted the sparse original filing into a comprehensive response anchored by six recommendation letters and reporting that had been cited in official annual reports to the U.S. Congress, securing approval on a tight deadline.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFECatlea Bobis - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Catlea Bobis helped an Indian data scientist secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The client, an engineer already in the U.S. on an O-1A visa, had steadily built her profile with new achievements, and the petition presented that strengthened record to move her from temporary status toward permanent residency.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFEGregory Boult - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Gregory Boult helped an Indian product manager secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The client came in with a strong professional record and deliberately strengthened his profile, including authoring a book and building media coverage, before the petition was filed and approved.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a semiconductor engineer secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card, allowing her to bypass a years-long EB-2 backlog. The case was built on her expertise in semiconductor processing and manufacturing, fellowship memberships, and a growing portfolio of media coverage, reinforced by strong recommendation letters.

🇳🇬NigeriaHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Nigerian public health specialist working in infectious diseases secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The case drew on her advanced training and leadership in the healthcare field, including recognition for judging the work of others, and gave her a stable permanent path at a time of deep funding cuts across her sector.

TechnologyNo RFEAmanda Mitchell - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Amanda Mitchell helped a cloud software engineer secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card as her H-1B time was running out. The case was anchored by her prominent contributions to a globally adopted open-source cloud computing project - technology used in government and even space applications - with a leading industry foundation supporting her petition in writing.

Simon Craven helped an Ethiopian data analyst win approval of her EB-1 petition. The case had been assessed as an uphill battle at intake, but the petition was ultimately built out and approved, opening her path to U.S. permanent residency.

Healthcare & Life SciencesNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a clinical pharmacist earn a Green Card through the EB-1 category. The case highlighted his advanced-practice licensure, a salary above the 90th percentile for his field, published clinical research, and service as a judge and reviewer for international scientific and professional organizations. Media profiles of his clinical work and a research supervision award added further weight.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFEGregory Boult - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Gregory Boult helped an Indian professional secure a Green Card through the EB-1A category. The petition was prepared and filed on an accelerated 45-day timeline and anchored by the client's critical role at his organization. USCIS approved the case just weeks after filing.

🇰🇿KazakhstanFinanceNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped a Kazakhstani finance professional secure a Green Card through the EB-1A category as her H-1B time was running out. A vice president in risk analytics at a global bank, she built her case on leading development of a near-real-time liquidity assessment tool covering more than a billion dollars in collateral, co-authoring a white paper published by a national banking association, and speaking as a subject-matter expert to hundreds of industry professionals. Her rapid promotions and above-market compensation added further support.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFERozar Kosmaci - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rozar Kosmaci helped an Indian professional win EB-1A approval on an aggressive timeline. After the client compared several firms with speed as his top concern, the petition was drafted and filed in roughly six weeks and submitted with premium processing. USCIS approved the case less than three weeks after filing.

🇨🇳ChinaTechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a Chinese gerontology researcher secure a Green Card through the EB-1A category. An assistant professor at a large public research university, her case featured hundreds of scholarly citations, a competitive national fellowship, peer-review service, and leadership roles in her field's professional association. University press coverage of her research on healthy aging and technology rounded out the petition.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFEAmanda Mitchell - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Amanda Mitchell helped an Indian telecommunications engineer secure a Green Card through the EB-1A category after years stuck in the employment-based backlog. A technical lead at a major communications technology company, his case featured his leadership implementing nationwide emergency-calling capability for a widely used phone product, pending patents as primary inventor, and fellowship and judging roles with professional engineering societies. Compensation far above the norm for his field rounded out the petition.

TechnologyRFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a product management leader specializing in enterprise collaboration software overcome a Request for Evidence on his EB-1A petition. The response drew on his critical role owning a key product line at a major communications platform, multiple approved patents, over a hundred peer reviews across ten-plus journals, published articles, press coverage of his work, and judging of startup pitch competitions. The petition was approved.

Rebecca Lenetsky helped a Chinese university researcher upgrade from the backlogged EB-2 line to an approved EB-1 petition, accelerating the family's Green Card timeline ahead of her son's college years. The case built on her advanced graduate degrees, a previously approved National Interest Waiver, and strong reference letters from university professors and senior leadership.

Healthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an oncology researcher secure her Green Card through an EB-1A self-petition. The case was built on the client's PhD-level research record, including peer-reviewed publications cited dozens of times, extensive service as a peer reviewer for journals and conferences, and original contributions in a field of national importance. Her critical role at a distinguished research organization further strengthened the petition.

🇮🇳IndiaEducation & ResearchNo RFERozar Kosmaci - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rozar Kosmaci helped an Indian senior scientist win EB-1A approval, opening a faster path to a Green Card than his backlogged employment-based category. The case drew on his peer-reviewed publications with well over a hundred citations, his service as a judge for a startup competition awarding a substantial prize, and his critical, highly compensated role in his field.

TechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped an IT professional win EB-1 approval on a refiling of his case. The petition highlighted his critical role modernizing a state government's unemployment system during the COVID-19 pandemic, his judging of a global technology competition for young innovators, and wide-ranging press coverage of his work. An invitation from a government transportation agency to present at a conference underscored his standing in the field.

Arts & EntertainmentNo RFENadia Zaidi - Business Immigration Attorney and Practice Lead

Nadia Zaidi helped an accomplished musician on the faculty of a major public university's school of music win EB-1A approval. His credentials were considered exceptional from the firm's very first assessment, and the extraordinary-ability petition was approved less than three weeks after filing.

TechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a senior IT delivery leader at a global consulting firm win EB-1A approval, opening a faster route than his backlogged employment-based priority date. The petition was built on his critical portfolio leadership role serving major financial services clients, published authorship, judging of others' work, press coverage, and high remuneration.

No RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an accomplished professional win EB-1A approval in under a month from filing. The extraordinary-ability petition was approved just three weeks after submission, and the client immediately engaged Manifest again to file the final Green Card stage for adjustment of status.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFECatlea Bobis - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Catlea Bobis helped an Indian entrepreneur secure permanent residency through the EB-1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The client, a startup founder who had already earned two O-1 approvals, had been told by previous attorneys that she was close but not quite ready. Manifest took on the entire petition end to end - drafting, organizing the evidence, and filing - and won approval roughly two weeks after submission.

🇬🇧United KingdomNonprofit & GovernmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a British defense-sector professional secure the EB-1A extraordinary ability Green Card, fast-tracking a process already underway through an approved EB-2 NIW. The case drew on his experience evaluating military officers and higher-education candidates, and on recommendation letters from a former national defense minister, a U.S. general, an ambassador, and academics at prestigious institutions. A comprehensive evidence portfolio of over a dozen expert letters sealed the approval.

TechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped a strategic cybersecurity leader win EB-1 approval for extraordinary ability. The case was grounded in his record designing and implementing advanced cloud, endpoint, and network security solutions across diverse industries, including leadership of large-scale, multimillion-dollar projects. His achievements in regulatory compliance and innovative risk management rounded out the petition.

TechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped an engineer working on generative AI language translation earn EB-1A approval. The case was anchored by his original contributions to a massively adopted open-source project whose code is used by some of the world's largest technology companies. His scholarly authorship, judging record, critical role, and high remuneration completed the criteria.

TechnologyNo RFEAmanda Mitchell - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Amanda Mitchell helped a senior product leader in compliance and security software earn EB-1 approval. The case rested on his critical role at a leading global collaboration software company, a half-dozen approved patents, and original contributions supporting government compliance standards. More than 100 peer reviews across 10+ journals, published scholarly articles, industry press coverage, and judging of startup pitch competitions rounded out the petition.

TechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a machine learning engineer specializing in integrity and fraud prevention secure EB-1A approval. The case highlighted his critical role leading a large engineering team at one of the world's biggest social media companies, compensation roughly double that of regional peers, patents, and scholarly research on machine learning. Senior membership in a prestigious engineering association, dozens of peer reviews, and media coverage of his work strengthened the petition further.

TechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped a software engineer with critical roles at leading Silicon Valley technology companies win EB-1 approval, lifting him out of an employment-based backlog dating to 2015. The case drew on his patented innovation with adoption touching major banking, automotive, and enterprise software players, alongside his scholarly authorship and judging record. Evidence of high remuneration completed the criteria.

Rebecca Lenetsky helped an Indian technology professional complete his Green Card through adjustment of status on the EB-1 track. The client had come to the U.S. on an H-1B, earned an American master's degree, and held an earlier EB-2 PERM approval before pursuing the faster EB-1 route. Careful handling of the adjustment filing carried the case to approval.

Rebecca Lenetsky helped a technology professional move from a years-long EB-2 backlog to an approved EB-1 petition. The case was built on his lead and critical roles at prominent fintech, social media, and streaming companies, together with scholarly articles and a consistent judging record. Evidence of high remuneration and press tied to his projects reinforced the petition.

TechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped a veteran technical program leader earn EB-1 approval. His case centered on directing large-scale, cross-functional technology programs in payroll and workforce management that support regulatory compliance and workforce enablement for a substantial employee base. The petition framed these initiatives as driving economic stability and technological advancement.

🇮🇳IndiaEngineering & ManufacturingNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped an Indian project manager in the energy sector earn EB-1A approval, freeing him from an EB-2 backlog. The case was anchored by his critical role managing construction projects for a major regional utility and his original contributions - a process for reducing emissions adopted by multiple organizations and improvements to grid system efficiency. Published research in energy journals, peer review work, and judging for engineering associations and hackathons rounded out the petition.

TechnologyNo RFENadia Zaidi - Business Immigration Attorney and Practice Lead

Nadia Zaidi helped an industry leader in machine learning-driven cybersecurity win EB-1A approval. His field of endeavor centers on fortifying financial systems, e-commerce platforms, and critical infrastructure through software reliability and intelligent automation. The petition framed his work as directly strengthening economic and national security.

TechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a data platform architecture expert win EB-1A approval after more than a decade on an H-1B and a stalled EB-3 process. His case centered on critical roles building data governance, security, and privacy systems for major fintech and media-and-entertainment companies, backed by a letter from a chief technology officer. Scholarly authorship, judging experience, and clearly above-market remuneration completed the picture.

Rebecca Lenetsky helped a Chinese advanced-degree researcher accelerate her Green Card through an EB-1 filing with adjustment of status, after years on the slower EB-2 track. Her profile included an earlier approved National Interest Waiver, reference letters from university professors, and work performed under senior military leadership. Speed mattered: a faster Green Card meant better college opportunities for her son.

Lauren Vizar helped an Indian professional move from the backlogged EB-2 line to an approved EB-1 petition. The client's initial profile was candidly assessed as not yet ready, so the case was filed only after deliberate portfolio building strengthened her evidence. The upgraded petition won approval and put her on a much faster path to permanent residency.

🇧🇫Burkina FasoHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a Burkinabe pharmaceutical scientist with a PhD and more than a decade of experience win EB-1 approval. A recipient of a prestigious international scholarship specializing in advanced laboratory analysis techniques, he played a leading role in expanding pharmaceutical manufacturing in his home region. His work with international partners to combat substandard medicines, his scholarly authorship, and leading roles at distinguished organizations completed the case.

Lauren Vizar helped an Indian engineer at one of the world's largest consumer technology companies win EB-1A approval, moving him past an EB-2 priority date from 2020. The case highlighted his critical role as one of the earliest engineers on the company's flagship next-generation hardware product. Several patents and a high salary relative to peers gave the petition additional weight.

TechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped a veteran site reliability engineer and machine learning expert secure EB-1A approval. His case rested on a career optimizing operational efficiency and system reliability at scale through automation, cloud services, and DevOps practices. Expertise in high-performance deep learning and training models on major cloud infrastructure framed him as a leader whose AI-driven work pairs innovation with reliability.

TechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped a software engineering leader escape a years-long EB-2 backlog with an approved EB-1A petition. The case featured his critical role leading a delivery platform for a major convenience retail chain that handles millions of dollars in daily transactions. Scholarly authorship, a judging record, and above-market remuneration rounded out the evidence.

Aditi Ranade helped an Indian AI and fintech expert secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his 14+ scholarly articles and book chapters, his record of judging peer-reviewed research and hackathons, and his critical roles serving Fortune 500 enterprise clients. It was further strengthened by media coverage of his work and mentorship roles with government-backed startup organizations.

TechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a technology leader secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his lead and critical roles at major consumer and tech companies, where he headed a sizable engineering team, along with his authorship and record of judging the work of peers. It was further strengthened by press coverage and remuneration well above industry norms.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFENadia Zaidi - Business Immigration Attorney and Practice Lead

Nadia Zaidi helped an Indian database engineering expert secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his authorship of 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and a book, his record of judging nearly 70 scholarly papers, and his critical roles managing database systems in the healthcare and financial services sectors. It was further strengthened by a best research paper award from a major academic publisher and press coverage of his work.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped an Indian technology professional secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his critical role at a Fortune 500 retailer, multiple scholarly publications, and two patents, one of which was adopted by a major national telecom company. It was further strengthened by his high remuneration relative to the field.

TechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped an automation technology expert secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case centered on his expertise in digitally transforming business processes through advanced automation in critical areas such as life sciences, chemical analysis, diagnostics, and genomics.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a technology lead secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his critical role leading engineering teams at a Fortune 100 insurance company, alongside prior roles at major technology firms. It was further strengthened by his scholarly authorship, his record of judging the work of peers, and memberships in professional associations.

🇫🇷FranceEngineering & ManufacturingNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped a French space engineering entrepreneur secure his Green Card through the EB-1 visa. The PhD-holding founder built his case on his critical role leading the European company he founded, European innovation awards won by the business, and a patent. It was further strengthened by his committee role judging work at one of the largest international science conferences in his field.

TechnologyNo RFECarmiann Cespedes - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Carmiann Cespedes helped a computer science professional secure her Green Card through a self-petitioned EB-1A after her employer declined to sponsor a visa. The case drew on her master's degree in computer science and her role working directly under her company's technology leadership. The petition was approved roughly two weeks after filing.

TechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a solutions architecture manager secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his critical roles at a Big Four professional services firm and a global IT consultancy, his judging work for more than a dozen journals and hackathons, and his journal publications and book chapter. It was further strengthened by remuneration well above the norm for his field.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an enterprise software expert secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his scholarly authorship, his record of judging the work of others, and his lead and critical roles in the field, along with high remuneration. It was further strengthened by his selection, through a rigorous process, to an advisory board run by a major global software company.

🇮🇳IndiaFinanceNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped an Indian risk and compliance expert secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his lead and critical roles at a Fortune 500 tech company and a major global financial services firm, along with total compensation far above the norm for his field. Fellowship-level standing in international privacy and risk management associations added further strength.

TechnologyRFEAmanda Mitchell - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Amanda Mitchell helped an open-source software engineer win approval of her EB-1A Green Card petition by successfully overcoming a Request for Evidence. The client was deeply involved in a widely adopted open-source cloud computing project, and a leading open-source software foundation supported her application with a letter of endorsement. The approval came as she neared the maximum time allowed on her work visa.

🇮🇳IndiaEducation & ResearchNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped an Indian academic researcher secure his Green Card through the EB-1 visa. The client was conducting research at a major U.S. university on a cap-exempt H-1B and pursued the EB-1 to gain permanent residency without relying on employer sponsorship, with letters of reference supporting his case.

Aditi Ranade helped an investment analytics professional secure her Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on her critical roles at a major investment management firm and a global analytics consultancy, together with her scholarly authorship and record of judging the work of peers. Memberships in selective professional associations added further weight.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a senior technology professional secure his Green Card through the EB-1 visa. The case was built on his lead and critical roles at a digital health startup, a major e-commerce company, and a global technology consultancy, together with his scholarly authorship and judging record. High remuneration, including equity across funding rounds, added further strength.

TechnologyNo RFERami Lee - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Rami Lee helped a senior software engineering leader secure a Green Card through the EB-1A extraordinary ability category. The petition was built on his published authorship, his service judging the work of others in his field, and his lead and critical roles in industry, and it was further supported by compensation well above the norm for his occupation.

TechnologyNo RFEAmanda Mitchell - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Amanda Mitchell helped a data engineer achieve a Green Card through the EB-1A extraordinary ability category. The client had built his career in enterprise data engineering on one of the world's leading cloud CRM platforms, and the petition positioned that specialized expertise as extraordinary ability.

Lauren Vizar helped a technology professional achieve permanent residence through the EB-1A extraordinary ability category. The client had already held an O-1 extraordinary ability visa and was moving into a role at a Fortune 500 enterprise software company, and the petition built on that established record with additional criteria and expert reference letters.

Rebecca Lenetsky helped a longtime skilled professional working in the U.S. secure a Green Card through the EB-1A extraordinary ability category. The petition was anchored in his published authorship, his record of judging the work of peers in his field, and his lead and critical roles, along with remuneration well above the norm for his occupation.

Rebecca Lenetsky helped a veteran engineer secure approval of his EB-1A extraordinary ability Green Card petition. The case leaned on his senior-grade membership in a prestigious international engineering association - a distinction reserved for accomplished professionals - alongside carefully reworked expert recommendation letters.

Lauren Vizar helped a cancer researcher secure his EB-1A extraordinary ability Green Card after successfully overcoming a Request for Evidence. The scientist had developed blood-based cancer testing technology at one of the nation's leading cancer centers, and the response was strengthened with new expert letters and an expanded record of his many publications and patents.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFEAmanda Mitchell - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Amanda Mitchell helped an Indian professional break out of a years-long employment-based Green Card backlog by winning EB-1A approval. After his earlier labor-certification case stalled on administrative appeal, the strategy pivoted to an extraordinary ability petition built on his growing publication record, and the new filing was approved within weeks.

Rebecca Lenetsky helped an Indian technology professional achieve permanent residence through the EB-1 extraordinary ability category. The client, a U.S. master's graduate who had worked in the country on H-1B status since 2018 with a slower EB-2 labor certification already pending, leapt to the faster first-preference category with a criteria-based petition that was approved about two weeks after filing.

Rebecca Lenetsky helped an Indian professional win EB-1A approval, unlocking a Green Card path for his whole family. After years in the EB-2 backlog with a 2016 priority date, the extraordinary ability approval was granted about two weeks after filing and let him, his spouse, and their college-age child move straight to adjustment of status with work and travel authorization.