Approved Education & Research EB-1 cases

🇮🇳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.

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

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian researcher secure his Green Card through the employer-supported EB-1B outstanding researcher category. After nearly a decade in the employment-based backlog with a long-standing priority date, the EB-1B approval cleared his path to permanent residence. The case moved quickly once documents were gathered, with his employer backing the petition.

🇮🇳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.

🇧🇷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.

🇮🇳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.

🇮🇳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.

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.

🇮🇳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.

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.

🇮🇳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.