Success Story: EB2 NIW Approval for a Molecular Biology Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 5 Weeks

On July 1st, 2013, we received another EB2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval for a Research Fellow in the Field of Molecular Biology (Approval Notice)

General Field: Molecular Biology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Country of Origin: Hong Kong
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State Residing at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts
Approval Notice Date: July 1, 2013
Processing Time: 5 weeks

Case Summary:

The average processing time for I-140 cases is 4-6 months. But on many occasions, we have cases approved far faster than the average processing time.

Recently at Chen Immigration Law Associates we received a National Interest Waiver approval for a client from Hong Kong. This client is a molecular biology postdoctoral research fellow with a particular emphasis on the treatment of cancer and genetic disorders. His work has focused primarily on exploring the mechanisms and signaling pathways of DNA repair and damages responses, generally using yeast DNA as a model. In order to ensure the success of this case, we submitted extensive documentation of the client’s highly significant contributions to the field of molecular biology. Our client’s work has resulted in at least 4 peer-reviewed scientific articles published in leading journals in the field and 1 conference presentation. Additionally, his publications have been cited at least 36 times by researchers all around the world from prestigious institutions. Our firm drafted and submitted several recommendation letters from experts in our client’s shared field. One of the leading researchers in the field said the following concerning our client’s expertise, “I am able to unequivocally state that [the Petitioner] has a gift for conducting research projects that involve designing and performing comprehensive experiments in order to resolve critical scientific questions.” With the strong petition letter and recommendation letters we prepared, our client’s NIW case was approved in just 5 weeks without RFE.

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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