Success Stories: A Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Iran Secured NIW Approval in the Field of Mechanical Engineering Now Awaits I-485 Decision

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thanks for all the help for my application.”

On March 20^th, 2020, we received another NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Field of Mechanical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Mechanical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Country of Origin: Iran

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Pennsylvania

Approval Notice Date: March 20^th, 2020

Processing Time: 10 months, 14 days

Case Summary:

A recent client of ours was described as “He is most definitely well equipped with the skills necessary to bring new innovation and technological developments to the field. ” This statement was made by a prominent associate professor whose recommendation letter played an important role in securing our client the national interest waiver. This professor was not alone in this show of support and was joined by four other prominent researchers, all of whom contributed recommendation letters of their own. We have no doubt that these letters paved the way for case approval, and we are pleased that our client persuaded these influential researchers to support his EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition.

Besides these letters of recommendation, our client’s comprehensive NIW petition packet was composed of information related to his work on characterizing and improving lithium-ion batteries. We made sure that our client’s petition packet proved that his research results directly contribute to the United States’ economy and technology. Additionally, we convinced the USCIS that his research in this area is of great importance because it improves the safety of lithium-ion batteries and focuses on improving the safety of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, laptops, smartphones, and other globally used technologies.

To further strengthen our client’s NIW petition, we used Google Scholar to confirm his citation count. At the time of filing, his 7 publications had already gathered 66 citations, which proved that his work is important to other researchers in the field of mechanical engineering.

We are pleased that with our dedicated work, he has overcome this significant hurdle in the green card process. We congratulate him on this win and wish him the best as he waits for the USCIS to take action on his I-485 applications. Once approved, he will become a US permanent resident with his spouse.

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