Success Stories: PhD Candidate in Massachusetts in the Field of Structural Engineering Receives EB-2 NIW Approval

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Thank you very much for all your help and very very good job on my case. I am so excited and happy about my approval.

On August 22^nd, 2014, We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a PhD Candidate inMassachusetts in the Field of Structural Engineering

General Field: Structural Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: PhD Candidate

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts

Approval Notice Date: August 22, 2014

Processing Time: 7 Months, 23 Days (including time to respond to RFE)

Case Summary:

North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com represented a PhD Candidate in Massachusetts in the field of Structural Engineering. His work has focused specifically on the development and performance assessment of a new and groundbreaking form of seismic analysis called the Endurance Time (ET) method. As a structural engineer with a focus on natural disaster risk analysis, he has dedicated himself to establishing the best means of ensuring that infrastructure in the United States and throughout the world is prepared to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters. In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to Structural Engineering, including 9 peer-reviewed scientific articles and numerous presentations at national and international conferences. His publications had been cited at least 69 times at the time we filed the case; nearly all of the citations were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. As stated by one independent recommender, “His work is sure to play a huge role in the design of buildings and structures in the future, and I am certain that if he were not able to continue his groundbreaking research, the ramifications would be wide reaching – not only would seismic analyses continue to be extraordinarily expensive, but buildings would not be as accurately analyzed, and as a result, designed.”Through extensive documentation, we were able to successfully argue that our client would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 7 months and 23 days.

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