Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Fellow in Texas in the Field of Molecular Genetics (Based on Matter of Dhanasar)

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On June 15^th, 2017, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Molecular Genetics (Approval Notice).

General Field: Molecular Genetics

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow

Country of Origin: China

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas

Approval Notice Date: June 15^th, 2017

Processing Time: 3 months, 19 days

Case Summary:

A little over three and a half months after North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition for a postdoctoral fellow, Texas Service Center approved her case. That our client was suitably qualified for the national interest waiver was ascertained after noting that she possessed a doctoral degree in molecular genetics and impressive research experience. Among other things, these achievements established that her impactful studies have both substantial merit and national importance.

Putting Together a Strong NIW Petition:

Based on the guidelines set by Matter of Dhanasar, here are several points we chose to focus on while crafting our client’s NIW case:

– We started off by detailing our client’s work which is concentrated specifically on cancer development. Her research has been instrumental in elucidating molecular events that take place in the first stages of disease development, thus considerably increasing the efficacy of early breast cancer detection strategies. We persuaded the USCIS to see the merits in her accomplishments by highlighting the ways in which these studies are of immense value to ongoing cancer research in the United States.

– We highlighted our client’s authorship of 4 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 of them first-authored) and her significant citation record of 35 citations gathered from her published research.

– We significantly strengthened our client’s petition dossier by adding to it 6 recommendation letters that were signed by experts in the field who were familiar with her work. These letters endorsed her continued stay in the country by stating that she “has risen to the forefront of her field” and “that her one-of-a-kind contributions to the field of cancer research have not only brought advanced knowledge to the field but have actually introduced new, revolutionary methodologies that influence specialties far beyond her field.”

Our client’s NIW petition was approved a little over 3.5 months after filing, which is a significantly shorter timeline when compared to the average period of 4-9 months that the USCIS spends adjudicating I-140 petitions. We congratulate our client for coming this far in the green card process, and we look forward to helping her adjust her status for permanent residence when her priority date becomes current.

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