Success Stories: National Interest Waiver (NIW) Approval for a Promising PhD Student from China with Our Assistance and the Efficiency of Premium Processing Service, Without any Request for Evidence

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On January 21^st, 2025, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a PhD student in the Field of Biomedical Science (Approval Notice).

General Field: Biomedical Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: PhD student

Country of Origin: China

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: January 21^st, 2025

Processing Time: 3 months, 1 day (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

Our client, a PhD student with expertise in the field of biological science, hired the North America Immigration Law Group to assist with her I-140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition. She had an impressive academic record, including 5 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 as the first author) and 112 citations.

With our extensive experience handling thousands of successful cases, we are well-versed in USCIS requirements. We carefully prepared her petition, emphasizing her important research on how host cells interact with pathogens in diseases. Her work is crucial for developing more effective healthcare strategies to address the nation’s cancer burden.

We explained how our client’s research is of great importance because it is vital in understanding cellular metabolism’s role in cancer progression and viral infections, aiding therapeutic advancements. With cancer deaths projected to rise from 10 million in 2020 to 16 million in 2024, her work enhances anti-cancer therapy efficacy. Similarly, her findings on viral mechanisms, particularly those related to COVID-19, support stronger interventions to mitigate the societal impact of viral outbreaks, which caused approximately 14.9 million deaths between 2020 and 2021.

Lastly, we received various recommendation letters from fellow experts in the field, providing further insight into the client’s scientific skill set and research endeavors.

“Ultimately, [client’s] work focused on improving immune responses to viral infections is especially useful in the biomedical science research field and the wider U.S. … When considering these advantages, it is apparent that [client’s] research also benefits the U.S. Her work positions the nation as a worldwide leader in healthcare and scientific innovation, resulting in improved short- and long-term health outcomes for affected patients. It also prepares the U.S. and its population for major health problems, including future pandemics and viral outbreaks”

Given her expertise, background, and leadership in the field, she met all the necessary criteria for NIW approval. We sincerely appreciate her trust in our firm and were pleased that her case was approved. Thanks to the premium processing upgrade, she received approval in 92 days, without any RFE. We congratulate our client on this achievement and are grateful to have played a role in her successful journey. We wish her all the best and look forward to seeing her succeed in future endeavors.

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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