---
type: immigration-petition
category: immigration
person: Yanxin Lu
date: 2020
petition_type: I-140 Immigrant Petition / PERM (1st)
---

# I-140 Immigrant Petition & Supporting Documents - Yanxin Lu

## Key Facts
- **Beneficiary**: Yanxin Lu (A# 218-056-203)
- **Petitioner/Employer**: Facebook Inc.
- **Filing Date**: 07/22/2020
- **Approval Date**: 07/29/2020 (Premium Processing)
- **Receipt/Case Number**: LIN2025750217
- **Priority Date**: 09/27/2019
- **ETA Case Number**: A-19261-59588 (1st PERM)
- **Section**: Member of Profession w/Advanced Degree, Sec.203(b)(2)
- **SOC Code**: 151133, Skill Level 2
- **Work Site**: Menlo Park, CA
- **Status**: Approved
- **PERM Certification Valid**: 06/29/2020 to 12/26/2020

## Beneficiary Background
- **Date of Birth**: 10/17/1989
- **Country of Birth/Citizenship**: China
- **Education**: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Rice University (2019); B.S. in Computer Science, Baylor University (2012)
- **Job Title at Facebook**: Research Scientist (started 01/22/2019)
- **Spouse**: Xuewei Jiang
- **Attorney**: Gloria Luan, Berry Appleman Leiden LLP (FBDOL@balglobal.com)

## Documents Included
- `eta9089.pdf` - ETA Form 9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification (1st PERM, Facebook)
- `Yanxin Lu Draft ETA 9089.pdf` - Draft version of the ETA 9089 form
- `Lu, Yanxin I-140 Approval 29-JUL-2020.pdf` - I-797 Notice of Action, I-140 approval
- `Lu, Yanxin I-140 Receipt 22-JUL-2020.pdf` - I-797C Receipt Notice for I-140 filing
- `lu-i979b-h1b-2018.pdf` - I-797B H-1B approval notice (2018)
- `h1b_visa.pdf` - H-1B visa stamp
- `diploma_baylor.pdf` - Baylor University diploma (B.S.)
- `diploma_rice_ms.pdf` - Rice University diploma (M.S.)
- `diploma_rice_phd.pdf` - Rice University diploma (Ph.D.)
- `phd_degree.pdf` - Ph.D. degree certificate
- `baylor_transcript.pdf` - Baylor University transcript
- `rice_transcript.pdf` - Rice University transcript (unofficial)
- `rice_transcript_official.pdf` - Rice University official transcript
- `rice_transcript_official2.pdf` - Rice University official transcript (2nd copy)
- `ref_letter_baylor.pdf` - Reference letter from Baylor University
- `ref_letter_rice.pdf` - Reference letter from Rice University
- `ref_letter_rice.docx` - Reference letter from Rice University (Word)
- `Reference Letter Draft - Baylor Univ.docx` - Draft reference letter from Baylor
- `Reference Letter Draft - Rice Univ.docx` - Draft reference letter from Rice
- `letter_rice_2nd.docx` - Second reference letter from Rice
- `Yanxin-Lu-perm-swarat-ut.docx` - PERM support letter from Swarat Chaudhuri (UT)
- `Yanxin-Lu-perm-swarat-ut.pdf` - PERM support letter from Swarat Chaudhuri (PDF)
- `yanxin_resume.pdf` - Resume/CV
- `lawyer_perm_question.pdf` - Lawyer PERM questionnaire responses
- `new_passport.pdf` - Current Chinese passport
- `passport_old.pdf` - Previous Chinese passport
- `i94.pdf` - I-94 Arrival/Departure record
- `I94_oct_2019.pdf` - I-94 record (October 2019)
- `i20_2010.PDF` - I-20 form (2010)
- `i20_2012_baylor.pdf` - I-20 from Baylor University (2012)
- `i20_2012_rice.pdf` - I-20 from Rice University (2012)
- `i20_2014.pdf` - I-20 (2014)
- `i20_2015.pdf` - I-20 (2015)
- `i20_2017.pdf` - I-20 (2017)
- `i20_2018.pdf` - I-20 (2018)
- `I20_2018_08.pdf` - I-20 (August 2018)
- `lu_birth_cert.pdf` - Birth certificate (Yanxin Lu)
- `jiang_birth_cert.pdf` - Birth certificate (Xuewei Jiang)
- `jiang-f1-visa.pdf` - F-1 visa (Xuewei Jiang)
- `jiang-passport.pdf` - Passport (Xuewei Jiang)
- `jiang-i20.pdf` - I-20 (Xuewei Jiang)
- `jiang-i20-2020.pdf` - I-20, 2020 (Xuewei Jiang)
- `jiang-i94.pdf` - I-94 (Xuewei Jiang)
- `jiang-ead-small.pdf` - EAD card (Xuewei Jiang)

## Notable Details
- Premium Processing was used for the I-140, resulting in approval within 7 days
- The PERM was filed under Facebook Inc. with a priority date of 09/27/2019
- Position: Research Scientist at Facebook, Menlo Park, CA
- Ph.D. thesis: "Corpus-Driven Systems for Program Synthesis and Refactoring" at Rice University under Swarat Chaudhuri
- This was the first PERM; a second PERM was later filed under Meta Platforms Inc. (case 91.13190.21) after relocation