Success Stories: Despite a Low Citation Count [23 Citations], NIW Petition Approved for a Ph.D. Candidate from China in the Field of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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On February 25^th, 2025, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Ph.D. Candidate in the Field of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Ph.D. Candidate

Country of Origin: China

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: February 25^th, 2025

Processing Time: 15 months, 17 days

Case Summary:

Based on the huge number of successful cases, North America Immigration Law Group has developed the most up-to-date winning strategies for the NIW category. However, there are certain prerequisites to be fulfilled by an individual, including:

The foreign national must be in a position to advance the proposed endeavor.
The applicant must present evidence that the U.S. would benefit on balance to waive the job offer criteria for an EB-2.
A proposed endeavor, holding substantial merit and national importance.

Our client, a Ph.D. candidate from China, approached us to file an NIW (National Interest Waiver Petition) on his behalf.

He has completed his M.S. in electrical engineering (machine learning and data science), and as an expert in the field of electrical and computer engineering, his proposed endeavor is to continue his research on analyzing neural signals in combination with monitoring vital signs and electronic health records to diagnose sepsis and other acute conditions earlier.

Therefore, to make a persuasive case in his favor, we included the following details in his petition packet:

His work has resulted in 4 peer-reviewed journal articles (3 of them first-authored), 1 peer-reviewed journal abstract, 1 conference paper, and 1 filed patent application publication.
His publications have been cited a total of 23 times, according to Google Scholar.
He has even received 2 recommendation letters from fellow experts in his field of expertise.

Furthermore, his deep learning method reduces the need for large training sets via the utilization of a U-net structure. Following testing and validation, he found this structure to be highly trainable and suitable for object detection in medical images. His approach also showed superior performance when compared to current state-of-the-art, real-time object detection networks. In creating this method, our client has established himself as a leading figure in the field of electrical and computer engineering.

His research has been supported with funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. This funding is reserved solely for research directed at advancing the national interest, including studies that advance disease treatments, vaccines, and diagnostic tools

On that account, he received his NIW approval even though he waited for a long time. We wish him good luck in his upcoming endeavor.

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