Case Library · 2017 to 2026

EB-1A, NIW and O-1 approved case library

803 approved cases from TOP EASIER and partner law firms, covering 2017–2026. Filter by category, field or situation to review the applicant background, evidence and petition history. Personal details are anonymized.

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EB-1AArtsApplicant in China

Game narrative designer, EB-1A approvedHow interactive narrative makes choices truly change character relationships

Approved on October 20, 2026, applying from within China. Filed on October 6, 2026, with premium processing, taking 14 days, no RFE.

The game narrative designer grew from quest copywriting and often sat in on player tests to hear why players chose a particular option. Representative projects have releases and independent reviews, not just internal résumés and job descriptions. The story offered many branches, yet players felt that no matter what they chose, characters responded the same way, and choices merely collected different dialogue…

  • Software copyright
  • Original contributions
  • Representative works
  • Media reviews
  • Independent recommenders
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NIWScienceU.S. graduates

PhD in Software Engineering, NIW approvedEvent ordering in electronic health record interoperability: how a PhD in Software Engineering explains individual work

Approved on October 20, 2026, applied after graduating in the U.S. Filed December 4, 2023, regular processing, approximately 34.5 months, no request for evidence.

The applicant has obtained a U.S. PhD in Software Engineering and, after graduating, participated in electronic health record interoperability research; the existing test scope is small, and event ordering has not yet been validated in enough external scenarios. In a new round of interoperability validation testing, she found that different arrival times across systems changed the order of clinical events. She distinguished occurrence time from receipt time and replayed referral records...

  • Papers
  • Citations
  • Peer review
  • Association membership
  • Independent recommenders
O-1BArtsApplicant in China

Choral conductor, O-1B approvedYouth choirs also have differing vocal conditions

Approved October 19, 2026, applied from within China. Filed September 29, 2026, premium processing with the case, 20 days, no request for evidence.

The choral conductor hopes to go to the U.S. early to take on a specific project and is finalizing U.S. employment duties; she has accumulated works, but external reviews have not been connected to the parts she was responsible for. The conductor wants to preserve complex harmonies, but differences in members' vocal ranges and experience stall rehearsal progress. She therefore adjusted voice-part assignments and practice order and kept records of musical treatment and performances...

  • Representative works
  • Major exhibitions/performances
  • Media reviews
  • Professional awards
  • High income
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NIWScienceU.S. graduates

Master's in Mechanical Engineering, NIW approvedMaster's in Mechanical Engineering with experience in industrial robot grasping control, how to handle stacked workpieces

Approved on October 16, 2026, applied after graduating in the U.S. Filed on March 25, 2024, regular processing, took about 30.7 months, no request for evidence.

This Master's in Mechanical Engineering has completed studies in the U.S.; achievements in industrial robot grasping control are scattered across papers and project records, and the individual's role in stacked workpieces lacks clear correspondence. While discussing a pilot production line for bulk part feeding with participants, he found that grasping the upper part dragged the lower workpiece and jammed the gripper. He added post-grasp confirmation and designed a failure release action…

  • Papers
  • Citations
  • Peer review
  • Association membership
  • Independent recommenders
NIWScienceApplicant in China

Agricultural Technology Researcher, NIW approvedAgricultural technology researcher studies water-saving irrigation sensor systems, rainfall forecasting and future plans

Approved on October 15, 2026, applied from within the country. Filed on November 14, 2023, regular processing, took about 35.0 months, no request for evidence.

After graduating with a master's in agricultural engineering in the country, the applicant gradually assumed the responsibilities of an agricultural technology researcher; her experience with water-saving irrigation sensor systems comes from actual projects, and rainfall forecasting prompted her to plan specific subsequent work in the U.S. After participating in an orchard irrigation decision project, she found that expected rainfall did not arrive, causing automatic irrigation shutdown to damage crops…

  • Papers
  • Citations
  • Peer review
  • Association membership
  • Independent recommenders
EB-1ABusinessDomestic enterprise operator

Founder of a fresh food retail technology company, EB-1A approvedHow fresh food forecasting addresses surplus inventory after holidays

Approved on October 15, 2026, applied from within the country. Filed on January 3, 2025, switched to expedited processing midway, took about 21.4 months, no request for evidence.

The fresh food retail technology entrepreneur has participated in store ordering and is accustomed to reviewing spoilage and stockout records after closing. Representative projects have retail partner review forms, not just internal resumes and job descriptions. Pre-holiday forecasting aims to avoid stockouts; after holidays, surplus items and new arrivals overlap, and sales alone cannot pinpoint the source of waste…

  • Software copyright
  • Media coverage
  • Leadership
  • High income
  • Awards
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EB-1AAthleticsApplicant in the United States

Fencer, EB-1A approvedHow a fencer demonstrates consistent performance against different opponents

Approved on October 13, 2026, applying while employed in the United States. Filed on January 19, 2024, regular processing, approximately 32.8 months, no request for evidence.

In the early stage, the athlete relied on attacks with a fixed rhythm; after moving to higher-level competitions, he often reviewed point by point with his coach after matches. The representative project retains match footage against different opponents, not merely internal résumés and position descriptions. Against familiar opponents he could score quickly, but against fencers who controlled distance he was frequently counterattacked, exposing insufficient adaptability in his original training habits. He adjusted probing, distance, and rhythm transitions…

  • Competition results
  • Sports awards
  • Media coverage
  • Key role
  • Independent recommenders
O-1BArtsApplicant in the United States

Film and television sound designer, O-1B approvedSpatial sound is not about adding more channels

Approved on October 12, 2026, applying while employed in the United States. Filed on September 22, 2026, with premium processing, 20 days, no request for evidence.

The film and television sound designer works in the United States and is considering a new appointment in the same field; the lead creative role and evaluations of the work are relatively clear, while the new film plan still needs to be made specific. The sound designer's early approach had a strong sense of localization but interfered with the film's narrative focus. In the actual adjustment, she rearranged the sound field according to the character's perspective, retaining mixing and director feedback; existing film reviews specifically mention the sound treatment…

  • Representative works
  • Professional awards
  • Media reviews
  • Significant role
  • Independent recommenders
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O-1BArtsU.S. graduates

Film and television sound designer, O-1B approvedImmersive sound testing exposed gaps in the dialogue

Approved on October 12, 2026, applying after not being selected in the H-1B lottery. Filed on September 22, 2026, with premium processing, 20 days, no request for evidence.

The film and television sound designer was previously not selected in the H-1B lottery and has separate intent to work in the United States; he has formal film and television works and industry evaluations, and now needs to establish the project timeline. Dialogue clarity varies greatly across different screening environments, and in-studio results alone cannot explain it. After discussion, he and the mixing personnel compared playback and channel compatibility across different delivery formats…

  • Representative works
  • Awards
  • Media coverage
  • Key role
  • Independent recommenders
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O-1ABusinessApplicant in China

Environmental services product lead, O-1A approvedThe source records for the carbon emissions report do not match

Approved on October 9, 2026, applying from within the country. Filed on September 21, 2026, with premium processing requested alongside the case, 18 days total, no request for evidence.

This environmental services product lead works day to day in the country, and the U.S. collaborative project requires his presence to carry out his duties; there are already partner evaluations and concrete results, and the proposed U.S. duties must still be clearly defined. The product team can produce reports, but during client review they cannot trace back to the equipment and billing sources. As work continued, he added data provenance and version tracking and clarified different accounting boundaries…

  • Industry awards
  • Media coverage
  • Critical leadership
  • High income
  • Independent recommenders
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NIWScienceSTEM graduate in the United States

Master's in Mechanical Engineering, NIW approvedHow rehabilitation robot motion control can serve the United States: a mechanical engineering master's graduate starts with motion interruption

Approved on October 9, 2026, applying after graduating in the United States. Filed on September 25, 2024, switched to premium processing midway, about 24.4 months total, no request for evidence.

The applicant has obtained a U.S. master's degree in mechanical engineering and continued researching rehabilitation robot motion control after graduation; she is currently moving experimental experience with motion interruption toward practical use scenarios. In hospital testing, the original approach needed to be tested under more complex conditions. She found that when a patient suddenly stopped exerting force, the device continued to pull. She distinguished explicit withdrawal requests from a mere decline in force…

  • Papers
  • Citations
  • Peer review
  • Association membership
  • Independent recommenders
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EB-1AScienceApplicant in China

Food testing expert, EB-1A approvedHow multi-target rapid testing can avoid results interfering with each other

Approved on October 7, 2026, applying from within the country. Filed on June 10, 2024, regular processing, about 27.9 months total, 1 request for evidence.

Request for evidence history, 1st: notice on 2025-09-02, reply received on 2025-10-22. The senior testing expert leads the method development team and day to day must explain to clients the limitations of combined testing of multiple indicators. The initial reaction combination designs were mostly internal records, and clues about peer use were not organized. Individual tests were each stable…

  • Patent
  • Awards
  • Media coverage
  • Leadership
  • Association membership
1 request for evidence (RFE)
O-1AEducationApplicant in the United States

Founder of a language education program, O-1A approvedWhy oral assessment scores change when the rater changes

Approved on October 2, 2026, applied while awaiting visa availability. Filed on June 26, 2026, switched to premium processing midway, took about 3.2 months, no RFE.

Founder of a language education program whose immigrant visa priority date has not yet become current, plans to lawfully take on projects in the same field in the United States; most of what he has are internal teaching summaries, and the specific methods have not yet been separately explained. In the training program, different teachers score the same performance and often reach different conclusions. After making choices, he built an example library and a disagreement discussion procedure, preserving the score calibration process; an external training team adopted the rubric…

  • Teaching awards
  • Media coverage
  • Course outcomes
  • Leadership
  • High income
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O-1AScienceU.S. graduates

PhD in Data Science, O-1A approvedData science PhD student: rare disease models most easily overlook minority samples

Approved on October 2, 2026, applied after graduating in the United States. Filed on September 15, 2026, with premium processing, took 17 days, no RFE.

Data science PhD student, preparing for U.S. employment after completing the doctoral stage, with achievements as of before this filing; she already has project accumulation, but key technical choices are hidden in collaboration records. The overall results of the doctoral research are good, but extremely few cases lack credible comparison. In specific execution, she distinguishes phenotype states confirmed absent, not yet observed, and unrecorded…

  • Papers
  • Citations
  • Peer review
  • Association membership
  • Independent recommenders
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EB-1AAthleticsApplicant in China

Soccer program coach, EB-1A approvedHow goalkeeper training links saves back to back-line communication

Approved on October 1, 2026, applied from within China. Filed on September 23, 2026, with premium processing, took 8 days, no RFE.

The soccer coach has long been responsible for goalkeeper-specific work and often reviews goals conceded in front of the box together with defenders. When early organizing the linked-opposition drill design, he found that company and individual achievements were often written up together. Goalkeepers perform well in isolated save drills, but in matches facing crosses they and the defenders wait for each other, and conceding cannot be attributed only to reaction speed. When jointly sorting out the before-and-after changes in the actual work…

  • Training project
  • Original contributions
  • Team results
  • Media coverage
  • Independent recommenders
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O-1AEducationApplicant in the United States

Head of EdTech Curriculum R&D, O-1A ApprovedAdaptive courses cannot treat a temporary wrong answer as not knowing

Approved on September 28, 2026, applied while employed in the U.S. Filed on September 15, 2026, with premium processing, took 13 days, no RFE.

The head of EdTech curriculum R&D works in the U.S. and is considering a new appointment in the same field; has participated in educational reform projects, with personal contributions hidden across different versions of tools. The platform arranges learning paths based on single answers, and state fluctuations cause students to repeatedly return to basic content. After review, he added multiple evidence and teacher review interfaces, keeping classroom trial records…

  • Software copyright
  • Project
  • Original contributions
  • Cross-school application
  • Independent recommenders
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O-1AScienceApplicant in the United States

PhD in Computer Graphics, O-1A ApprovedRendered images are smooth but flicker during motion

Approved on September 28, 2026, applied while waiting for visa priority date. Filed on September 18, 2026, with premium processing, took 10 days, no RFE.

The PhD in computer graphics is still waiting for immigration priority date and needs to arrange U.S. work; initially could only present team results, with personal technical role described vaguely. The PhD research's single-frame results were good, but continuous motion showed detail flickering. Facing this problem, she redid temporal stability tests and adjusted sampling and caching rules; an external development team reused part of the solution…

  • Papers
  • Citations
  • Peer review
  • Awards
  • Independent recommenders
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EB-1ABusinessApplicant in the United States

Exhibition Services Technology Partner, EB-1A ApprovedHow venue management handles transitions between events

Approved on September 25, 2026, applied while employed in the U.S. Filed on January 16, 2024, regular processing, took about 32.3 months, no RFE.

The exhibition technology partner is familiar with venue operations and often coordinates work between nighttime dismantling and the next event's move-in. When early organizing space handover forms, he found that company and personal achievements were often mixed. The previous event's move-out left equipment status unclear, and only after the next event moved in were power and access arrangements found to be inconsistent. After reviewing early failure records with the support team…

  • Association membership
  • Media coverage
  • Industry review
  • Leadership
  • High income
EB-1ABusinessApplicant in China

Human Resources Services Technology Partner, EB-1A ApprovedHow skill platforms prove ability to do rather than just answer questions

Approved on September 24, 2026, applying from within China. Filed May 15, 2024, regular processing, took about 28.3 months, no requests for evidence.

The HR technology partner has long worked with trainers and employers and often reviews feedback on actual operations after onboarding. The starting point is daily job work; the responsibility records in the task-scoring design are incomplete. Those who pass the platform written test still cannot handle common exceptions after starting the job, and employers begin to doubt whether the certification reflects ability. After jointly reviewing the origin of the plan and their own responsibilities…

  • Software copyright
  • Original contributions
  • Third-party adoption
  • Media coverage
  • Leadership
EB-1AEducationApplicant in China

Computer education assessment project lead, EB-1A approvedHow computational thinking measures reasoning rather than operational proficiency

Approved September 23, 2026, applying from within China. Filed September 11, 2026, premium processing with the case, took 12 days, no requests for evidence.

The computer education assessment lead grew from classroom research and often discusses with teachers the choices behind students' programming work. The starting point is daily job work; the responsibility records in the combined task design are incomplete. Work that runs does not mean the student understands the rules; some students complete tasks by copying code, and the original scoring cannot tell the difference. While completing work records with project support staff…

  • Educational review
  • Papers
  • Citations
  • Leadership
  • Independent recommenders
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Didn't get selected in the H-1B lottery—can I still stay in the U.S. to work?

Yes. The common route is the O-1 visa: it has no lottery, and it looks at the applicant's achievements in their field plus a genuine U.S. job offer. In our files there are 33 cases filed after an H-1B was not selected, all of them through O-1, mostly graduates who completed a master's or doctorate in the U.S.

Can I apply for an O-1 while waiting for my green card priority date?

Yes. The O-1 is a nonimmigrant work visa and runs on a separate track from an already filed EB-1A or NIW; a temporary work petition does not change the existing priority date. In our files there are 52 cases filed while waiting for a priority date, 51 of them O-1.

Without papers, can I apply for EB-1A based on works, competition results or business performance?

Yes. Among the ten EB-1A criteria, publications are only one; in the arts, sports and business, what counts are awards, representative works, media coverage, key roles and high income. In our files there are 125 EB-1A approvals that did not rely on publications, including 34 in the arts and 42 in business.

After completing a master's or doctorate in the U.S., what should I prepare for an NIW?

Publications, citations and peer-review records are the foundation; the key is to write separately about the research already completed and the work to be done in the U.S. in the future, making clear the value of the proposed work to the U.S. and whether you can advance it. In our files there are 197 NIW cases from U.S. graduates, both master's and doctoral.

Can I apply for EB-1A directly while in China?

Yes, no U.S. employer sponsorship is required. Applicants in China should clearly describe their plans after arriving in the U.S., and the evidence should let an officer who has never met the applicant understand who achieved what, separating individual contributions from institutional results. In our files there are 194 EB-1A cases filed from China.

Can I still be approved after receiving a Request for Evidence (RFE)?

Yes. An RFE is the officer asking for additional evidence, not a denial. In our files all 112 cases that received an RFE were ultimately approved; the key is to respond point by point to the RFE letter, adding evidence rather than explanations.

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