On April 21^st, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Technical Staff Member in the Field of Electrical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Electrical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Member of Technical Staff

Country of Origin: Turkey

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: April 21^st, 2016

Processing Time: 8 months, 11 days

Case Summary:

The USCIS spent exactly 8 months and 11 days adjudicating our client’s EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition before granting their approval. Our client, a technical staff from Turkey, has extensive experience working in the field of electrical engineering. His career is highlighted by numerous accomplishments, most of which we detailed and incorporated into his comprehensive EB-2 NIW petition dossier which he hired us to put together. Here are some of the petition’s key points:

1. Citation Count: When we filed the case, our client’s work had collected 59 citations, and this demonstrated the significance of his work to other researchers who are also progressing the field.
2. Publication Record: The time that our client has spent researching has led to the publication of 4 scientific articles and numerous conference papers.
3. Academic Accomplishments: We documented our client’s M.S. and Ph.D. and demonstrated that he is equipped with the skills and knowledge required to continue conducting outstanding fieldwork.
4. Research Results: Our client’s development of innovative methods for fabricating organic semiconductors is especially important to the electronics industry and all fields that rely upon electronic devices. Additionally, his research efforts with cardiac imaging are contributing to the United States medical sector, as it promotes important cardiac research.

Our experience putting together strong EB-2 NIW petitions for our clients has taught us the importance of incorporating recommendation letters provided by other experts in the field. These letters serve as additional evidence that our client has risen to the very top of the field and that his insights are highly respected by other researchers. Once we had narrowed down a list of potential recommenders, we prompted our client to reach out to them. To our delight, our client persuaded six experts to lend their support, all of whom made statements similar to these:

• “As I have plainly explained, [Client’s] research work in the field is of the highest standard and he is an atypically talented researcher whose efforts in the design and study of circuits, sensors, and semiconductors has enriched the United States electrical and computer engineering fields. If [Client] is barred from continuing his leading-edge research, a replacement of equal caliber would be difficult, if not impossible to find, certifying the importance of his work and his standing in the field.”

• “[Client] is a uniquely capable researcher in electrical and computer engineering. I am convinced that his extraordinary research work in the field thus far is just a fragment of what has been and will continue to be a productive and successful career. His original scientific contributions to the field are vital to the United States economy, environment, and engineering fields, demonstrating the importance of preserving his research work in the country.”

Overall, the entire process was smooth sailing and we did not encounter any speedbumps along the way (such as the issuance of an RFE or having to raise a service request). We are pleased that our client is now significantly closer to a green card and we wish him well as he embarks on the final leg of the green card journey: filing an I-485 application.