Case Summary:

When an expert in the field of biomedical sciences came to our team for her National Interest Waiver case, we first made certain that she qualified the strict criterion set by the USCIS for the category. Soon we discovered that she was a talented researcher who had a Ph.D. in the area and wanted to continue working in her chosen field of study. Our team found the following information which they collected for her petition:

• Her proposed endeavor is to continue her investigation of the underlying pathology of herpesviruses to develop therapeutic intervention strategies that minimize the prevalence and severity of these diseases.
• Her research to advance her proposed endeavor is of great importance because it addresses one of the most prevalent diseases in humans, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). This condition infects between 60% to 90% of the human race, depending on geography and socio-economic background.
• Her proposed endeavor also has broad implications for the United States, as herpes viruses affect millions of Americans.
• Due to this clear national importance, her work found support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
• Additionally, her research has resulted in 11 peer-reviewed journal articles (4 of them first-authored) and 2 book chapters.
• Along with this, her publications have been cited a total of 149 times, according to Google Scholar.
• Not only this, but she has pursued research directly related to her proposed endeavor of investigating the underlying pathology of herpesviruses for seven years now.
• And at last but not least, she obtained 4 letters of recommendation from other experts who praised her clairvoyantly. Two such experts made the following statements:

“[The client’s] groundbreaking biomedical research has made significant contributions to our understanding of important activities related to activities of tegument proteins during herpesvirus virion assembly, virion maturation, and direct cell-to-cell transmission of virions, thereby directly contributing to the international effort to better control herpesvirus infections of well-established public health importance.”

“Considering the public health burden associated with HCMV infections in the United States, there is a pressing national need to design and implement novel strategies to prevent and treat this disease. [the client’s] research, which lays the groundwork for these developments through its detailed insights into HCMV infections, is urgently needed by the medical community in the United States.”

These statements attest to the facts we had put forth, and aided in the quick adjudication of her case. So when the approval came through only 3 months later, we were very happy to have helped her in the case.