Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Research Fellow in Massachusetts in the Field of Molecular Biology

Client’s Testimonial:

“I want to take this opportunity to thank Chen Immigration for your professional assistance during my NIW filing process, it is truly joyful to receive the approval. Thank you for your hard work.”

On February 18th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Research Fellow in the Field of Molecular Biology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Molecular Biology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Fellow

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts

Approval Notice Date: February 18th, 2016

Processing Time: 11 months, 14 days

Case Summary:

In this EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) case, a research fellow from Taiwan hired North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) to help her attain a green card. Our client’s educational and professional qualifications met the standards put forth to qualify her for the national interest waiver. When we filed the case, she had a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology and had published 8 scientific articles which had gathered an impressive 1581 citations.

Although our client had strong credentials, she needed our legal expertise to enhance her EB-2 NIW petition packet. We assisted her in narrowing down a list of potential recommenders who could contribute testimonials, all of whom were experts in the field of molecular biology. Our client obtained four letters which we included in our well-balanced EB-2 NIW petition packet, one of which stated, “Our country and my research program depend on exceptional scientists like [Client] to pursue the most cutting edge science and maintain international leadership in biomedical research. [Client’s] importance to the field of cancer research is incalculable, and it is imperative that her work continue here in the United States.”

Our legal team raised a service request when the adjudication timeline went beyond the average processing time. We also sent a follow up email when the immigration officers at TSC did not respond to our request. They eventually informed us that our client’s petition was in line for processing and not long after, approved the case. As our client chose to file her I-485 application (final step in the green card process) while her NIW petition was pending, she received her green card approval notice a month after the first approval. We join our client in celebrating this joyous occasion and wish her well as she welcomes new beginnings in the United States.

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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