Case Summary:

A building performance consultant in the field of mechanical engineering approached us with a proposed endeavor to investigate the urban microclimate and its impact on buildings’ energy consumption using performance and analysis simulations and modeling methods. Among other researchers, his research is relevant to achieving global sustainability and reducing energy costs in the U.S.

Furthermore, his research advances building design methods for reducing the energy consumption of buildings, leading to reducing carbon emissions and overall more sustainable systems. His proposed work on investigating the urban microclimate and its impact on buildings’ energy consumption using performance and analysis simulations and modeling methods is thus nationally important.

This helped us establish the fact that his research was of value to the United States. Based on this, we strategized our approach to his I-140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition. We went forward and accumulated detailed information about his academic and professional background.

• • This became feasible due to our extensive experience in the field, having helped some 25,000+ clients receive optimistic outcomes in their respective cases.

We thus incorporated some of the following things in his customized petition packet:

• • We highlighted that he has obtained an M.S. in mechanical engineering and his research has resulted in 4 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 of them first-authored) and 2 peer-reviewed conference articles (1 of them first-authored).
  • He has completed at least 24 peer reviews to date. Also, according to Google Scholar, his publications have been cited a total of 35 times thereby confirming that his publications are widely recognized and relied upon in his field of expertise.
  • Moreover, his work has been supported by funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), specifically through the Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI). This funding is reserved solely for research directed at advancing the national interest, including welfare, prosperity, and the health of American citizens.

Furthermore, he has even received a total of 5 recommendation letters from the leading experts in his field. Two excerpts out of the same are given below:

“[The client’s] work has generated a highly useful tool for planning the construction of future buildings. His work helps architects reduce the energy footprints of the buildings they are designed by taking the impact of surrounding buildings into account…Hence, [the client’s] work promotes efforts toward sustainable design…This shows that [the client] is a valuable asset whose research is essential to building a sustainable future for the world due to its pioneering advances in mechanical engineering.”

“[The client’s] research has helped improve the design of high-performance buildings, offering improved guidance on the placement of outdoor cooling towers. This supports the United States’ interests by aiding it in reducing unnecessary energy consumption… [The client’s] work thus provides a method for countering this upward trend and ensuring environmental sustainability in the United States. This highlights several of the reasons why [the client’s] retention as a researcher is in the United States’ best interests.”

• • This is a strong record of success for a researcher in mechanical engineering and demonstrates our client’s ability to continue pursuing his proposed endeavor of investigating the urban microclimate and its impact on buildings’ energy consumption using performance and analysis simulations and modeling methods.

We are glad that USCIS adjudicated his petition packet thoroughly and without issuing any further request of evidence (RFE) granted him the NIW (National Interest Waiver) application approval. Our client has retained us for his I-485 application as well wherein his interview was completed and his case is in review status at present. We are grateful to him for his continued trust in us. We wish him the very best in his life and an incredible journey hereafter.