终于收到了传说中的card production email..
Timeline:
140+485 filed to TSC: 11/15
140 approved: 4/1
485 approved: 4/27
很弱的case，一直都不敢申请，后来受到朋友的鼓励，还有那时候NG版上认识的
az MM，分享了很多他们的经历和体会，所以下决心也试一次，居然很顺利就批了，
也没有RFE什么的。看来EB1b确实相对容易些。
下面附一个140的申请材料列表，基本背景也都包括了。2007 PhD毕业之后
一直在小公司做产品，这几年都没发表文章，十分心虚。申请140全都是靠着读书
时候发的些小破文章。一作journal只有一篇，还是LNCS冒充的，二作journal
一篇(IF:2)，其余的都是些conference文章。Review只做过两次，去年发了很多
email给各种杂志要review，都不理我，可能因为我没什么journal paper吧，不能
做peer review。后来还是PhD老板给找了一个review做。结果律师还给claim了，
貌似也没什么问题。
唯一还说的过去的是citation，独立的有60个的样子，来自17个不同国家，推荐信
和PL里使劲吹了一把。其他的membership, award都没法claim。准备材料
用了一个半月左右，主要花在要推荐信，写推荐信上。本来想准备六封，最后
一个推荐人已经答应签字结果发过去推荐信就再无音讯，可能吹牛吹的吓着他了。。
所以只交了五封，其中两封独立。律师不建议PP，file了以后就干等着了。
心理底线是先等六个月再说，结果还不错！祝大家都早绿！
140材料列表：
1. Letters of Recommendation
1.1: Recommendation Letter from XXXX, Ph.D., Professor, XXX University, USA, petitioner’s PhD advisor
1.2: Recommendation Letter from XXXX, Ph.D., Manager, petitioner’s Employer
1.3: Recommendation Letter from XXXX, Ph.D., Professor, XXXX University, Europe (independent advisory opinion)
1.4: Recommendation Letter from XXXX, Ph.D., Professor, XXX department, XXX University, USA (independent advisory opinion)
1.5: Recommendation Letter from XXXX Ph.D., Assistant Professor, XXX Department, XXX University, Europe
2. Professional Memberships
2.1: Full Member of IEEE
2.2: Full Member of XXXX (a sub society of IEEE)
3. Awards
3.1: Documentation evidencing Dr. Petitioner’s XXX 2007 travel award from XXX
4. Journal Papers
4.1: One journal publication first-authored by Dr. Petitioner
4.2: One journal publication co-authored by Dr. Petitioner
5. Patents
5.1: One US Patent granted to Dr. Petitioner
6. Published Abstracts
6.1: Five published abstracts first-authored by Dr. Petitioner
6.2: Four published abstracts co-authored by Dr. Petitioner
7. Conference Presentations
7.1: Four conference presentations first-authored by Dr. Petitioner
7.2: Two conference presentations co-authored by Dr. Petitioner
8. Citations (Total of 79 Citations, 61 Independent)
8.1: Ten citations of Dr. Petitioner’s work in form of selected publications of others
8.2: Seventy three citations of Dr. Petitioner’s work in form of search result of Google Scholar
8.3: Sixty Seven citations of Dr. Petitioner’s work in form of search result of Scopus
9. Requests for Dr. Petitioner’s papers or professional advice
9.1: Emails from interested researchers
10. Reviews
10.1: Documentation evidencing Dr. Petitioner’s reviewer work for XXXX Journal
10.2: Documentation evidencing Dr. Petitioner’s reviewer work for another XXXX Journal
11. General Documentation
11.1: Dr. Petitioner’s Curriculum Vitae
11.2: Dr. Petitioner’s Passport, I-797 Form and I-94 Card
11.3: Copy of Dr. Petitioner’s Ph.D. degree
11.4 Job Offer Letter from Dr. Petitioner’s Employer
11.5 Employment Verification Letter from Dr. Petitioner’s Employer
11.6 Documented research achievements and more than three full-time researchers letter from Dr. Petitioner’s employer
11.7 Financial capability statement from Dr. Petitioner’s employer
