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EB-1(2) - OUTSTANDING PROFESSORS & RESEARCHERS DOCUMENTATION
I. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: To satisfy at least two of these criteria, please provide us
with the following evidence:
a. Field of Expertise – Please provide your field of expertise (for example: IC
Design, Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design, communication circuits and system
design, etc.). You may omit this if you provided a detailed summary of your
research in your EB-1 Assessment Questionnaire.
i. IMPORTANTLY: We will use this field of expertise description
(exactly as you list same) throughout the USCIS Support Letter.
b. Research Summary – Please provide a brief (1-2 page) overview describing, in
layman's terms, your research achievements i.e. novel findings, how these
findings are significant and also their impact in terms of real-world applications
(i.e. consumer advancements, military applications, etc.). Focus on the benefits
your research has had and will have to the United States and worldwide. Please
explain if your work is in a fairly recent area of research.
i. IMPORTANTLY: We will use this summary up front in the USCIS
Support Letter to highlight your research in very understandable
terms.
c. Resume/Curriculum Vitae – Please provide a “detailed” and updated/current
copy of your Resume listing therein all awards, membership, publications –
journal and conference, conference presentations, standard proposals, review
work – journal and conference, patents and invention disclosures, education, etc.
d. Awards – Copies of all awards or confirmation of awards (letter of award
issuance or email memorandum), and information on the association presenting
you with said award. Note: these can be awards received in the United States or
abroad.
i. Ex: Best Paper award from prestigious international Conference. If a
product you worked on won an award, provide us with that product’s
award and evidence to connect you in a critical role to that product (listed
inventor on patent or letter from manager)
e. Membership in Associations – Copy of your membership cards, and information
pertaining to the associations. Please include selection criteria and qualifications
for membership, i.e. must you be selected for membership, or is membership open
to everyone?
i. Ex: Student membership are typically insufficient. Memberships in
professional associations may be useful, but must be criteria to qualify for
membership (i.e. Senior IEEE Member)
Boston, MA  Brussels, Belgium  Brisbane, Australia*  Chicago, IL  Coral Gables, FL  Dallas, TX  Frankfurt, Germany  Hong Kong*
Irvine, CA  Iselin, NJ  London, UK*  Los Angeles, CA  Melbourne, Australia *  New York, NY  Paris, France **  Perth, Australia*
San Diego, CA  San Francisco, CA  Santa Clara, CA  Singapore *  Stamford, CT  Sydney, Australia*  Troy, MI  Washington, DC
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f. Review Work – Evidence of invitations to review the work of others (reviewer,
editor, Technical Program Committee Member, Track Chair, etc.). Provide
evidence of review invitations and confirmations of completion of the review
work for journal and conference review work (emails are sufficient). May also
include journal or conference websites which list your review work.
g. Updated Publication List & Copies of Publications/Articles – Provide PDF
copies of all published book chapter, journal and conference publications.
h. Presentations – List of all oral Presentations and Evidence of Presentations made
by you at national and/or international conferences. Include email invitations to
present a paper and the conference program listing your oral presentation. Please
do not provide evidence of poster presentations.
i. Standard Proposals List & Copies of Standard Proposals – List and evidence
of all Standard Proposals clearly indicating if the proposal has been
accepted/implemented into the standard.
j. Citation Index/Citation Summary – Google Scholar Profile (all pages) and
Google Scholar Citation Index Printouts. Create and Maintain a Google Scholar
Profile, which in turn will continuously track your citations for ALL Journal
papers, Conference Papers, Books/Textbooks, and Patents. Provide link to public
Google Scholar page.
k. IEEE Xplore Downloads – To obtain the total number of downloads, which is
required in addition to your creating and maintaining a Google Scholar Profile
(which will also count your total number of citations) and providing the citation
articles, please provide hardcopy PRINT-OUTS of the IEEE Xplore Downloads
showing the total number of downloads for each of your papers (journal,
conference, standards, etc.)
i. First, anyone (with or without an IEEE Membership) can access the
IEEE Xplore site at: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp and be
able to access the total number of paper downloads (using the paper
title), however, will not have access to the 'full-paper'. Once an
individual accesses the site, they must then search the specific paper
title (Search) and then once the list of options opens (lower section of
the page) and the paper is opened, the person must then click on
METRICS which will provide the Paper's total number of downloads
as well as a citation count for CrossRef - Scorpus - and - Web of
Science.
Boston, MA  Brussels, Belgium  Brisbane, Australia*  Chicago, IL  Coral Gables, FL  Dallas, TX  Frankfurt, Germany  Hong Kong*
Irvine, CA  Iselin, NJ  London, UK*  Los Angeles, CA  Melbourne, Australia *  New York, NY  Paris, France **  Perth, Australia*
San Diego, CA  San Francisco, CA  Santa Clara, CA  Singapore *  Stamford, CT  Sydney, Australia*  Troy, MI  Washington, DC
* Affiliated through Fragomen Global Immigration Services, LLC
** Correspondent Office
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l. Other Press / Media Articles – in addition to the citation articles, please also
provide copies of any and all articles, publications or press releases written by
other Editors/Scientists/Researchers/Professors about your work – such as an
interview with you regarding your research and/or findings, press releases
featuring your research findings and/or inventions, etc. Please forward any
articles or publications that are primarily about you or the research work for
which you are responsible.
m. Patents – Evidence of Patents (Patents, Provisional Patents and/or Invention
Disclosures) clearly indicating if the patent has been granted or is pending.
i. If these patents have been implemented in industry/products, provide
evidence of the product which implements the patent. May require a letter
from a manager to tie the patent to a consumer/industrial product. Include
press releases on the product, if applicable.
n. Degrees – If not previously provided, copies of your scholastic degrees (diplomas
and transcripts/marks certificates), including an English translation if applicable.
o. Letters of Reference – Please see reference letter worksheet provided to you with
the formal initiation. These letters are meant to serve as evidence from industry
peers and colleagues who can attest to and confirm the significance of your
contributions to your field. Please complete each section with detailed
explanations on your contributions in both technical and layman’s terms. We
will take the information you provide and build the first draft of each letter
on your behalf. It is important for you to select referees who can personally attest
to your work, but also are well-known as industry experts or luminaries in your
field. The referees can either be individuals who you have worked with or
independent referees who know of your contributions through your publications,
presentations, etc.
p. Evidence of Grants/Funding – from Private or Governmental Agencies to
conduct your Research as an individual or as a part of a research group (past,
present and/or ongoing) as well as documentation verifying same. Please include
documentation of the grant/funding amount, publications resulting from the
research, and an explanation of why the resulting research is significant.
q. Employer Offer Letter – copy of the Offer Letter you were provided by your
employer.
r. Documents Not in English – Please note that ALL documents not written in
English must be submitted with an English translation, as well as a completed
Certificate of Accuracy.
Boston, MA  Brussels, Belgium  Brisbane, Australia*  Chicago, IL  Coral Gables, FL  Dallas, TX  Frankfurt, Germany  Hong Kong*
Irvine, CA  Iselin, NJ  London, UK*  Los Angeles, CA  Melbourne, Australia *  New York, NY  Paris, France **  Perth, Australia*
San Diego, CA  San Francisco, CA  Santa Clara, CA  Singapore *  Stamford, CT  Sydney, Australia*  Troy, MI  Washington, DC
* Affiliated through Fragomen Global Immigration Services, LLC
** Correspondent Office