Success Stories: PhD Student Studying Chemistry in Connecticut Receives EB-2 NIW Approval in 2 Months, 17 Days

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A PhD Student Studying Chemistry in Connecticut Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval on January 15, 2014—2 Months, 17 Days After His Case Was Filed (Approval Notice)

General Field: Chemistry

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research and Teaching Assistant

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Connecticut

Approval Notice Date: January 15, 2014

Processing Time: 2 Months, 17 Days

Case Summary:

North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com worked with a PhD student studying Chemistry whose work included aqueous media, rechargeable alkaline batteries, self-assembling flavin mononucleitides, and composite material manufacture. This research led to the writing and publishing of 14 peer-reviewed articles, 7 Iranian patents, 2 book contributions, and 6 conference presentations. In order to help support this case, we provided evidence of the previously mentioned patents, publications, and presentations, letters of recommendation signed by experts in the field, as well as documentation of the 156 citations the client’s work had received at the time of filing his petition. An independent recommender stated: “. . . [Client’s] research for the first time evinced the use of simple isotopic substitution to study the internal stability of nanostructured systems that demonstrate self-assembling organizational structures.” This EB-2 NIW petition received approval in 2 months, 17 days.

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