Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Research Associate from Vietnam in the Field of Materials Science

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“During the I-140 preparation, I have really enjoyed working with you. Your high level of professionalism and commitment to the case made me believe that we already had the strongest possible application. Keep it up! I am willing to recommend you to those who want to apply for a green card.”

On September 28^th, 2017, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Field of Materials Science (Approval Notice).

General Field: Materials Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Country of Origin: Vietnam

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Washington

Approval Notice Date: September 28^th, 2017

Processing Time: 9 months, 27 days

Case Summary:

Nearly 10 months after North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition for a Vietnamese postdoctoral research associate, the USCIS approved his case. Despite the lengthy wait, our client is now one big step closer to a green card, and we are pleased that we helped him overcome the I-140 hurdle.

When our client first approached us, we carefully reviewed his credentials to be sure that he qualified for the national interest waiver. Once we determined that we could build a strong NIW case for him, we countersigned the retainer agreement and gathered a wealth of information related to his studies in the field of materials science.

As part of our comprehensive services, we helped our client narrow down a list of expert materials scientists who could potentially serve as recommenders. We made sure that these recommenders were familiar with our client’s publications (13 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as 2 conference proceedings articles) and/or had worked with him. Not long after we supplied our client with the list, he returned with six signed letters, one of which contained this strong statement: “[Client’s] research achievements are unquestionably the work of a scientist at the very peak of his field. Not many scientists could hope to match his accomplishments in developing new materials for technology, and his achievements so far point to even more breakthroughs in the future.”

Alongside the aforementioned letters were details on the 68 times our client’s work was cited, his CV, doctoral degree, evidence regarding his current employment, and other supporting evidence to prove that he is an asset to the United States.

We are pleased that our hard work paid off and that our client obtained NIW petition approval. We congratulate him on this win and thank him for choosing us to represent his case.

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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