Case outcome database

What actually happened to 55 real petitions

Every record cites its source so you can read the original. Denials and appeal decisions are included and shown first, because they state the ground of failure in an adjudicator’s own words, which is the one thing an approvals-only collection can never tell you.

Median citations

58

across the 22 records that report a figure

Approved with 0 citations

2

explicitly reported as zero, not merely unstated

Median days to decision

180

where the source reports a timeline

Distinct fields

51

from martial arts to radiation oncology

55 records

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  English Language and Literature · Assistant Professor

  Continue teaching English language and literature at US university level.

  Degree

  PhD

  Citations

  22 citations

  Publications

  3 pubs

  Recommendation letters

  1 letters

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Biochemistry · Postdoctoral researcher at a US university

  Bio-technique development research, NIH-funded.

  Degree

  PhD

  Citations

  20 citations

  Publications

  13 pubs

  Recommendation letters

  6 letters

• ApprovedSelf-petitionedFirst-person account

  Academic research · PhD student, filed shortly after completing a master's

  A clearly defined proposed endeavor connecting prior education, research and experience.

  Degree

  Master's completed, PhD in progress

  Citations

  2 citations

  Publications

  1 pubs

  Recommendation letters

  4 letters

• ApprovedSelf-petitionedFirst-person account

  Cybersecurity, threat research and security product development · Senior Manager at Palo Alto Networks

  Continue threat research and development of zero-day threat-prevention technology using deep learning models, protecting US critical infrastructure.

  Degree

  Master's (no PhD)

  Citations

  0 citations

  Publications

  20 pubs

  Days to decision

  ~14d

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Radiation Oncology · Assistant Professor

  Research and serve as faculty at a US university in radiation oncology.

  Degree

  Medical degree

  Citations

  0 citations

  Publications

  pubs n/r

  Recommendation letters

  7 letters

  Days to decision

  ~60d

• ApprovedAAO appeal decision

  Materials Engineering

  Materials engineering research in the United States.

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  pubs n/r

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Architecture · Architecture manager on H-1B at a US company

  Entrepreneurship in architecture in the United States.

  Degree

  Bachelor's

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  pubs n/r

  Recommendation letters

  13 letters

  Days to decision

  ~270d

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Interdisciplinary Arts and Media · University graduate

  Develop affordable public art-education programmes for children, delivered through startup art institutions.

  Degree

  Master's

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  pubs n/r

  Recommendation letters

  22 letters

  Days to decision

  ~180d

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Advanced Computing, Data Storage Systems and Infrastructure · Software engineer at a Fortune 25 technology company

  Innovate data storage systems and infrastructure with a focus on data security, processing and analysis techniques.

  Degree

  Master's in Computer Science (US)

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  pubs n/r

  Days to decision

  ~14d

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Cell Biology · Research associate at a top US medical school

  Biomedical research on NIH-funded projects.

  Degree

  PhD (US), master's from India

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  8 pubs

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Chemical Engineering · Postdoctoral associate on an NSF-funded programme

  Chemical engineering research on an NSF-funded programme.

  Degree

  PhD

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  7 pubs

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Environmental Science · PhD student at a state university

  Environmental science research at a US state university.

  Degree

  Master's from China, PhD in progress

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  6 pubs

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Industrial and Systems Engineering · Researcher at a US university

  Continue industrial and systems engineering research at a US university.

  Degree

  Master's and PhD (US)

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  10 pubs

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Industrial Engineering · Engineer at a company R&D centre

  Continue R&D engineering work on federally funded research projects.

  Degree

  Master's (US)

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  4 pubs

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Internal Medicine · Medical researcher on J-1

  Continue medical research in internal medicine.

  Degree

  MD and PhD

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  8 pubs

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Materials Engineering, composite materials · Postdoctoral researcher on a state-agency-sponsored project

  Continue postdoctoral composite materials research at the same university under OPT.

  Degree

  PhD

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  10 pubs

  Recommendation letters

  4 letters

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Optical Networks · Engineer at a small company on H-1B

  Optical networks engineering, including work involving US federal government research.

  Degree

  Master's in engineering physics (non-US)

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  19 pubs

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Pharmacology · PhD student at a US university

  Pharmacology research in diabetes.

  Degree

  PhD in progress (US)

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  9 pubs

  Recommendation letters

  3 letters

• ApprovedAnonymized profile collection

  Veterinary Medicine · F-1 on OPT at a research institute

  Veterinary medicine research at a US research institute.

  Degree

  PhD (US)

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  6 pubs

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Gynecologic Oncology · University professor and researcher

  Continue postdoctoral research into women's physical and mental health.

  Degree

  MD

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  48 pubs

  Recommendation letters

  2 letters

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Karate (martial arts) · Karate instructor

  Instruct and research karate in the United States.

  Degree

  Master's

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  pubs n/r

  Recommendation letters

  2 letters

  Days to decision

  ~90d

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Music · Musician

  Perform and teach music in the United States.

  Degree

  Associate degree

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  pubs n/r

  Recommendation letters

  4 letters

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Online Media · Founder of an online media business

  Continue operating a US-established online Arabic-language news platform.

  Degree

  Master's

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  pubs n/r

  Recommendation letters

  16 letters

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Psychiatry · University graduate

  Research community mental health, building collaborative care networks between primary health systems, schools and specialist mental-health centres.

  Degree

  Doctorate

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  10 pubs

  Recommendation letters

  7 letters

  Days to decision

  ~210d

• ApprovedLaw firm case summary

  Plant Biology

  Develop drought-resistant crop strains for US agribusiness.

  Citations

  citations n/r

  Publications

  pubs n/r