Success Stories: An Assistant Professor in Epidemiology from Vietnam Wins NIW Approval without RFE with Our Help

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“I am happy to receive the approval notice early. I am so happy working with you.”

On March 30^th, 2022, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Assistant Professor in the Field of Epidemiology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Epidemiology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Assistant Professor

Country of Origin: Vietnam

Country of Residence at the Time of Filing: Vietnam

Approval Notice Date: March 30^th, 2022

Processing Time: 2 months, 20 days

Case Summary:

The USCIS has clear set requirements for any particular category of visa. This is also the case for the I-140 NIW or National Interest Waiver category of visa. The USCIS specifies that any foreign individual who can prove that their work is relevant to the United States, and possesses the required academic and professional credentials for the job, shall be granted a job and labor certification waiver for serving the national interest.

So, when we got an assistant professor in epidemiology from Vietnam as our NIW client, we made certain that her case was well-prepared. We ensured this by including the following information in her petition letter:

- Her proposed endeavor is to continue her research focused on investigating the epidemiology of foodborne bacteria in order to provide appropriate diagnostic tests and inform strategies for control and prevention.
- Her research advancing her proposed endeavor is of great importance because it is useful for addressing the global issue of diarrhea infections.
- We showed that her research has resulted in 17 peer-reviewed journal articles (4 of them first-authored).
- Her publications have been cited a total of 282 times according to Google Scholar.
- Due to its clear national importance, her research has in fact been supported with funding from the Oak Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- She has pursued research directly related to her proposed endeavor of investigating the epidemiology of foodborne bacteria in order to provide appropriate diagnostic tests and inform strategies for control and prevention for 7 years.
- Detailed descriptions of 4 of her key projects have been included as evidence of her contributions to and expertise in the field of epidemiology.
- The evidence also showed that her research on investigating the epidemiology of foodborne bacteria holds significant value for addressing bacterial infections in the United States.
- She also had 2 letters of support to her name written by experts in the field who knew her work.

Our team used all of these pieces of information and more to show how important her work was for the country. This led the adjudicating authorities at the USCIS to believe that her work was significant for the country and thus should be allowed to continue, thus leading to the NIW approval in just 79 days. We are grateful to her for the trust she placed in our firm and we wish her everlasting success.

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