Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Graduate Student Researcher and PhD Student in California in the Field of Software Engineering

Client’s Testimonial:

I will definitely recommend your firm to my colleagues and thank you for your prompt response that you provided to me during this journey.

On October 17^th, 2014, We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Graduate Student Researcher and PhD Student in the Field of Software Engineering

General Field: Software Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Graduate Student Researcher and PhD Student

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: October 17^th, 2014

Processing Time: 4 months, 17 days

Case Summary:

The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work in this case was a graduate student researcher and PhD student from Iran, who was living in California. His work had focused on developing software programs for use in cloud and grid computing used by major companies and government entities. His achievements are absolutely essential to countries like the USA, where Information Technology (IT) infrastructure is a major concern. As a software engineer, he has developed a number of software applications that have been used by industry and government to improve their efficiency. He has also conducted exceptional research on novel methods for the design of cloud-based computing software that have already had a significant impact on his field of research. We successfully demonstrated that his continued employment in the field of Software Engineering would benefit those in his field, as well as the citizens of the United States at large. In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to his field, including 5 peer-reviewed journal publications, 4 book chapters, 1 edited book and 14 peer-reviewed conference papers. His publications had been cited at least 35 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. He has also contributed his services as a reviewer for a book, 2 book chapters, 37 conference papers, and 13 articles for 5 distinct peer-reviewed journals. The inherent merit of his work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “But please allow me to state plainly that [Client]’s work has seen excellent implementation in his native country of Iran at both a local and national level. Several of his software applications have been used to solve real world problems for clients and improve the lives of the citizens of Iran. This is the most that one can ask for from a computer scientist: To have your work directly benefit people out in the world.” 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 4 months and 17 days.

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