Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Iranian Research Assistant in South Carolina in the Field of Electrical Engineering

Client’s Testimonial:

“Let me express my gratitude toward you for your very professional, caring, and fast process of filing the visa.”

On April 27^th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Research Assistant in the Field of Electrical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Electrical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Assistant

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: South Carolina

Approval Notice Date: April 27^th, 2016

Processing Time: 2 months, 19 days

Case Summary:

Just 2 months and 19 days after North America Immigration Law Group filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on behalf of a research assistant, the USCIS took action on his case by granting their approval. Our client, who has an M.Sc. from a top university in his birth country of Iran, is well-equipped with the knowledge needed to attain conclusive research results in the field of electrical engineering.

Research Focus:

After carefully reviewing our client’s research summary (he submitted it to us so that we could better understand his work), we determined that our client’s investigations are beneficial to the United States. His work on power systems, renewable energy resources, and power electronics contribute to the progress of power systems and energy engineering through technical facilitation of integration of renewable energy resources to the existing grid, protection of power systems against different faults and blackouts. Overall, our client’s efforts advance the United States’ goals for energy independence and procurement of renewable resources.

Petition Highlights:

One of our many goals was to demonstrate that not many other electrical engineers with similar qualifications can produce research results that mirror our client’s and thus, we documented his 5 journal articles, 6 international conference papers, and 2 abstracts. We also noted the 74 citations to his work and the over 30 times he assessed the work of his peers for high impact scientific journals.

Gathering Support:

We fortified our client’s EB-2 NIW petition by incorporating recommendation letters furnished by other experts in the field of electrical engineering. Here is what one of them had to say about our client’s work: “[Client’s] work has become an irreplaceable part of the scientific community. It would present a substantial loss to the field if he were unable to continue his work for any reason. There is no other researcher who has had the vision and insight that [Client] has gained through his impressive accomplishments.”

Getting Petition Approval:

Obtaining an EB-2 NIW petition approval is no easy feat but with our help, our client successfully overcame the first hurdle in the green card process. He is now on his way towards his green card—once the USCIS approves his I-485 application, he will become an American permanent resident. We wish him the best with this.

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