Success Stories: NIW Approval Confirmed for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical Engineering from Vietnam Without RFE, Credit Goes to Our Team at NAILG

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you for all your hard work during the preparation I-140 time.”

On February 26^th, 2023, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Field of Chemical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Chemical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Researcher

Country of Origin: Vietnam

Country of Residence at the Time of Filing: South Korea

Approval Notice Date: February 26^th, 2023

Processing Time: 2 months, 29 days

Case Summary:

An expert in chemical engineering from Vietnam came to our firm for her National Interest Waiver (EB2-NIW) application. Her proposed endeavor was to continue her research on developing state-of-the-art characterization approaches for identifying ideal materials. This would aid to create electrochemical materials for sensors, energy storage, and electrocatalysts.

Going through the details of her research, it became evident to us that her research endeavor is of great importance because it directly addresses the need to sense dangerous gasses like nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the environment. Thanks to her efforts, scientists around the world are better equipped to take on climate change action and ensure the health of humans and the environment.

Not only this but more specifically her proposed endeavor also has broad implications for the United States where accurately detecting diseases is of the utmost importance in preventing and slowing events like pandemics. As we have seen over the past few years, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the U.S., taking the lives of over 1 million Americans. Simultaneously, her work on CDs and sensing devices plays a significant role in curbing disease outbreaks and is thus essential to the health and safety of the U.S. population.

She has also completed at least 6 reviews to date and her research has resulted in 18 peer-reviewed journal articles (10 of them first-authored) which have been cited a total of 595 times according to Google Scholar, thereby demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field of chemical engineering. Furthermore, her study has received funding from the Ministry of Science and ICT in South Korea and the Ministry of Education.

Along with this, she has pursued research directly related to her proposed endeavor of developing state-of-the-art material characterization approaches for 9 years which has furnished her with the necessary expertise to continue her work here in the U.S. This is why she could also easily obtain 2 letters of support from recommenders who saw the value in her work and wished her to continue her research in the country.

These factors were key in getting her case approval and that too in less than 3 months’ time. We are thankful to her for choosing our firm and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

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