Case Summary:

The I-140 National Interest Waiver (NIW) visa is for those nonimmigrants who can prove their value to the United States in any field including medicine, engineering, etc. Thus those seeking a national interest waiver are requesting that the job offer, and thus the labor certification, be waived because it is in the interest of the United States. The endeavors that qualify for a national interest waiver are not defined by statute; instead, USCIS considers the 3 factors below:

• The proposed endeavor has both substantial merit and national importance.
• You are well positioned to advance the proposed endeavor.
• On balance, it would be beneficial to the United States to waive the requirements of a job offer, and thus the labor certification.

So, when NAILG was approached by an expert in the field of hematology from Nigeria, we made sure to check if he qualified for the three-prong test of the USCIS. Our team dug up every detail of his academic and professional career and used them to validate his claims to the EB2-NIW category. Our team was able to find the following in the process:

• His proposed endeavor is to continue his research on red blood cell disorders and sickle cell disease in order to improve diagnosis, prognostication, and the quality of life of sickle cell disease patients while reducing the cost of healthcare utilization.
• His research advancing his proposed endeavor is of great importance because it is critical to understanding the morbidity and mortality related to sickle cell disease.
• His proposed endeavor also has broad implications for the United States since sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, affecting approximately 100,000 Americans.
• Due to its clear national importance, his research has in fact been supported with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
• His research has resulted in 4 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 first-authored) and 1 letter to the editor.
• His publications have been cited a total of 34 times according to Google Scholar.
• He was part of an esteemed group of experts who created a white paper that established high-priority research areas that should be undertaken globally to improve sickle cell research.
• He has pursued research directly related to his proposed endeavor of researching red blood cell disorders and sickle cell disease for 11 years.
• Finally, he was also able to obtain 2 letters of recommendation one each from a dependent and independent expert in his area of research. This certainly aided in the adjudication process by corroborating the other facts about our client.

Hence, based on this multifactorial assessment, it was clear that his education, experience, expertise, documented record of success, influence in his field, and his future plan have altogether well positioned him to advance the proposed endeavor that he has chosen. These facts established that it is beneficial to the United States to waive the requirements of a job offer and labor certification.

So, the adjudication of his case became easy because of the thorough case preparation strategy of our team at NAILG, landing our client his NIW approval in less than 5 months. We are grateful for the opportunity of helping him in the process and we wish him all the very best in life.