Success Stories: A Senior Software Engineer Secures an NIW Visa in Just 3 Days, Facing No Significant Hurdle in the form of a Request for Evidence (RFE)

Client’s Testimonial:

“It is great news for me! I feel very satisfied to work with you on this case!”

In mid-October, 2023, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Software Engineer in the Field of Optical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Optical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Software Engineer

Country of Origin: China

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: Mid-October, 2023

Processing Time: 3 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A senior software engineer hired our diligent services to file an I-140 petition under the EB-2 category (National Interest Waiver) on his behalf. Given that our client had a Ph.D. degree and extensive expertise in the field of optical engineering, he qualified for this distinct type of NIW visa. Thanks to the NIW‘s premium processing service upgrade, our client secured the approval within 3 days of us filing the case.

We made sure his NIW petition packet had all the information required for USCIS to move forward with the adjudication process:

We provided documentation of our client’s remarkable record of publications (16 peer-reviewed journal articles, 9 conference papers, and 1 patent), in addition to their excellent citation count of 150 times.
Furthermore, his work has also been granted funding by the National Science Foundation. This supports projects that stimulate scientific progress and innovation that advance national health, security, and well-being. Therefore, his research advances national benefit through his work on developing and improving advanced imaging technology of biological materials for various applications, particularly in the healthcare and biotechnology sectors.
Also, we assessed his research which he aspires to continue here in the United States on developing state-of-art modeling methods and algorithm for optical imaging to improve microscopic imaging techniques to support health care, biology and other technologies. We deduced that his research is of great importance because it enhances optical imaging capabilities, benefiting the global economy and public health.
Moreover, our client has completed at least 35 peer reviews to date, demonstrating that he is regarded as an authority on subjects linked to his proposed endeavor and highly knowledgeable in the field. As a result of his knowledge and expertise, he has been regularly invited to conduct peer reviews for reputable journals in the field.
Our client is also very well-positioned to take on this work because of his history in research and qualification, his leadership abilities, and his subject matter expertise. To help him get his NIW application approved and move closer to winning the EB-2, we also submitted four recommendation letters.

Once again, we were successful in persuading the USCIS that our client’s optical engineering research is in line with the country’s present objectives and clearly shows that his study must continue. Thank you to our client for choosing North America Immigration Law Group to assist with his NIW petition. We also send him our best wishes for success as he works toward his future objective.

North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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