Success Stories: Comprehensive Petition Led to NIW Approval for Ph.D. Student in the Field of Electrical Engineering in Less than 6 Months

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thanks for all your work during the process of applying for NIW.”

On January 21^st, 2020, we received another NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Ph.D. Student in the Field of Electrical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Electrical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Ph.D. Student

Country of Origin: Iran

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: January 21^st, 2020

Processing Time: 5 months, 19 days

Case Summary:

Not long ago, a Ph.D. Student from Iran received the good news that the USCIS had approved his EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition. With extensive experience working in the field of electrical engineering, our client also holds a M.S. in the same field. Amongst other things, these qualifications ensured his eligibility for the national interest waiver.

In order to prove to the USCIS that our client deserved to get one step closer to his green card, we gathered a wealth of information on his diverse achievements in the field. From his citation count to publication record (51 and 14 respectively at the time of filing), we listed it all. We also noted the 4 times he assessed the work of his peers which demonstrated his position as a leading expert in his field. To strengthen his case, we incorporated 5 recommendation letters signed by other influential members of the research community. These experts strongly advocated for the approval of our client’s EB-2 NIW petition by signing off statements such as these:

“[Client] research on the circularly polarized light on AFM provides a clear path forward to overcoming this diffraction limit for the development of new, ultra-fast and ultra-high-density storage solutions. For these reasons, I strongly believe that the continuation of his work is in the best interest of facilitating advances in electronics construction and maintaining U.S. leadership in technological development.”

“Thus, to the benefit of the world patient population, [client] research directly enables necessary leaps and strides in tracking bodily degeneration and mechanical stress as well as the relationship between degradative conditions and stiffness structures found in given a tissue sample.”

We took a step further and proved to the USCIS that our client’s findings on optics and photonics is of great importance because it significantly improves the high-resolution imaging technology, impacting countless fields like physics, chemistry, biology, and oncology. His work facilitates research into new therapies to treat one of the most deadly diseases in the world

The approval of this petition is yet another example of our firm’s excellent record of helping our clients secure I-140 approval. We thank our client for selecting us to represent his NIW case and trusting us for his I-485 application.

North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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