Success Stories: In a Surprisingly Short Period of 20 Days, NIW Approval Obtained for a Graduate Assistant in Advanced Engineering Materials from Nepal, Thanks To NAILG

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you for the service and timely response to all of my questions, and for the preparation of documents.”

On October 8^th, 2022, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Graduate Assistant in the Field of Advanced Engineering Materials (Approval Notice).

General Field: Advanced Engineering Materials

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Graduate Assistant

Country of Origin: Nepal

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Nevada

Approval Notice Date: October 8^th, 2022

Processing Time: 20 days

Case Summary:

“[Client’s] work becomes of integral importance to limit our nation’s carbon footprint. [Client’s] research seeks to reduce the national carbon footprint while simultaneously reducing waste output from industrial and agricultural processes. As climate change has accelerated in recent decades, in part because of human activities including concrete production and construction, [client’s] work is particularly consequential today.”

As is self-evident, the above statement is a testimonial written by an expert in favor of one of our NIW (National Interest Waiver) clients from Nepal. Our client was a graduate assistant in advanced engineering materials with an M.S. in construction management and had been working in the area for the past 4 years. This equipped her with the necessary skills to deal with the challenges of the industry. So professionally, her work was already of the highest quality.

Once our team had dealt with the formalities and the paperwork was out of the way, we began by looking into her case in detail. We found her to be an expert in advanced engineering materials, with a desire to work on developing innovative concrete materials that are more eco-friendly, cost-effective, high-quality, and durable than traditional materials. She wanted to increase the lifespan of infrastructure and curb carbon emissions associated with construction.

Her research in the area was of great significance because it generates novel methods and materials that improve materials like concrete which are essential infrastructure building blocks. Similarly, her proposed endeavor also has broad implications for the United States, where over 40% of the nation’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

It was due to the clear national importance of her research that it has been supported with funding from state and Federal transportation agencies and she has been invited to conduct peer review for authoritative journals in the field several times already.

Along with this, her research has resulted in 6 peer-reviewed journal articles (5 of them first-authored), 6 peer-reviewed conference articles (4 of them first-authored), and 3 technical reports which have been cited a total of 37 times. So it was apparent that academically too her research has yielded scientific papers relevant to the world.

All of these factors taken into consideration along with the 4 letters of recommendation made her case a solid one, winning her the NIW approval in an unexpectedly short period of 20 days. So we are glad to have had the opportunity of working with her and helping her in the process. Our firm wishes her the best in all future endeavors.

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