Success Stories: NAILG Helped a Civil Engineer II from Iran to Obtain NIW Approval in the Field of Structural Engineering

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“I am very glad that my case is approved. I should really thank the Chen immigration group team and especially attorney Yinan Zheng. I believe that you really enhanced my case and took advantage of every detail in my research resume. Unlike some other immigration groups that only focus on citations, you were fully aware of the points in my resume that needed to be highlighted. Additionally, I believe that although my research was complicated in some aspects, you understood it very well and reflected it in my petition. Overall, as I said you prepared a very well-written petition that I am sure only you were capable of doing it. The timing of the responses and preparation of the documents was also very good. I also admired the precision in writing the documents. I will for sure give five stars to every aspect of the service and recommended it to my friends and colleagues.”

On February 23^rd, 2023, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Civil Engineer II in the field of Structural Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Structural Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Civil Engineer II

Country of Origin: Iran

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts

Approval Notice Date: February 23^rd, 2023

Processing Time: 15 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A civil engineer II in the field of structural engineering approached us with a proposed endeavor to develop novel structural health monitoring techniques and algorithms to improve the safety and reliability of structures. Among other researchers, his research is to continue his development of novel structural health monitoring techniques and algorithms to improve the safety and reliability of structures, including bridges and buildings, and mitigate vibrations during extreme events, such as earthquakes and hurricanes.

Furthermore, his research is of great importance because it provides novel and efficient means of overcoming existing problems by detecting deficiencies in buildings, bridges, and other structures. His proposed work on developing novel structural health monitoring techniques and algorithms to improve the safety and reliability of structures, including his current work at The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, therefore has substantial merit. This helped us establish the fact that his research was of value to the United States. Based on this, we strategize our approach to his I-140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition.

We included some of the following key things in his customized petition packet.

We highlighted that he has obtained his Ph.D. in mechanical and structural engineering.
His research has resulted in two peer-reviewed journal articles and three peer-reviewed conference papers (two of them first-authored).
In addition to this, he has completed at least 2 peer reviews to date.
His work has received funding support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is reserved solely for research directed at advancing the national interest, including promoting the progress of science and advancing the property, welfare, and health of the nation.
Also, according to Google Scholar, his publications have been cited a total of 14 times thereby confirming that his publications are widely acknowledged and reckoned upon in the field of structural engineering.

Moreover, we added four recommendation letters to his petition packet. One out of those is quoted below:

“To illustrate my assertion that [client] is an exceptional scientist, allow me to discuss the research that he conducted on virtual feedback control structure monitoring….[Client] successfully implemented control theory virtually using signal processing techniques. His approach successfully enhanced damage detection without the need for physical controllers or hardware…Overall, [client’s] work resulted in improved damage detection that is more efficient than previous methods.”

As the documentary evidence and corroborating testimony from experts in the field establish, our client, therefore, is a member of the professions holding an advanced degree.

These facts sustained by the excellent case preparation strategy employed by our experts, helped him obtain his NIW (National Interest Waiver) application in just 15 days. We are thankful to him for his cordial support throughout the adjudication process and wish him the very best in his future endeavors as well.

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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