Case Summary:

The I-140 NIW or National Interest Waiver is a kind of nonimmigrant visa under the EB2 category for those foreign individuals who can prove that their work is of interest to the United States. So when we at North America Immigration Law Group get requests from clients to help file their NIW petitions, we make sure to assert our experience in doing so. We help our clients collect relevant information and prepare petition packets ready for adjudication. Our services include follow-up post-approval. This has given us the upper hand in the business with over 25,000 satisfied customers.

So when an expert in the field of molecular biology from Armenia came to us seeking help with his NIW petition, we made sure to help him the best we could. This meant preparing a solid petition for him including the following:

• We gave detailed descriptions of his proposed endeavor which was to continue his research on creating a better quality of life for patients with allergies by improving an understanding of molecular and cellular pathways that regulate the development of allergic responses to environmental compounds.
• We showed that his research advancing his proposed endeavor is of great importance because it advances the understanding of mitochondrial processes that lead to genetic mitochondrial diseases.
• We also showed that his proposed endeavor has broad implications for the United States in that it provides important insights into the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.
• Due to its clear national importance, his research has in fact been supported with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• His research has resulted in 7 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 of them first-authored).
• His publications have been cited a total of 592 times according to Google Scholar, thereby demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field of molecular biology.
• His work has also attracted the attention of his peer experts who have written 4 letters of recommendation for him. One of these had the following passage in it:

“[The client’s] method of matching a compatible donor’s mitochondrial DNA allows for more efficient and successful transfers of the egg nucleus to the cell with healthy mitochondrial DNA. This greatly reduces the possibility of transmitting mitochondrial diseases. Thus, [the client’s] research accomplishments have marked him as an indispensable asset to the United States, and to the field of molecular biology at large.”

At the same time, he has pursued research directly related to his proposed endeavor of understanding molecular and cellular pathways that regulate the development of allergic responses to environmental compounds, for 5 years already. Thus, we were able to show that his case was meritorious and should be granted NIW approval. We are glad to have had the opportunity to work with him on this case and win his approval.