Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Senior Researcher from Iran in the Field of Materials Science

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On January 20th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Researcher in the Field of Materials Science (Approval Notice).

General Field: Materials Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Researcher

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Illinois

Approval Notice Date: January 20th, 2016

Processing Time: 11 months, 15 days

Case Summary:

When a senior researcher from Iran wanted to file an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition, she sought North America Immigration Law Group’s help. Our client, who holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering, is a researcher in the field of materials science. Her work involves the advanced study of metals and their properties, production, and purification. We knew that in order to convince the USCIS to approve our client’s EB-2 NIW petition, we had to prove that her work directly benefits the United States. Our presentation of her case focused especially on benefits to the country’s energy sector.

In our client’s petition, we included detailed accounts of her professional record, such as her citation count and publication record. We also demonstrated that all her past and present achievements are not easily attainable, even by other researchers with similar skillsets. As part of our services, we helped our client contact experts in her field to obtain letters of support for her EB-2 NIW petition. One such letter read, in part, “It is clear that [Client’s] research is valuable, practical, and innovative. The fact that she is working in a specialized field only increases the need to retain her, as it would be an extraordinarily difficult task to find others who match her abilities.”

The approval of our client’s I-140 more than 11 months later is a clear indication that the USCIS agreed with our presentation. The lengthy processing time occurred in part because of the Request for Evidence (RFE) that the USCIS issued soon after we raised a service request. We rapidly extinguished all doubts that the USCIS had regarding our client’s credentials, and several months later, they approved our client’s I-140, propelling her one very large step closer to her green card.

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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