NIW Cases Approved in March 2020
This report includes twelve (12) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in March 2020. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purposes, a number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm's policy to hold client's information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Juliana Londoño, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Immunogenetics |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Cited approximately 360+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 3, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 10, 2020 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Hardware Engineer at a vehicle technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 27, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 25, 2020 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Modeling and Data Analysis |
| Current Position: | Data Scientist at a fraud protection company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 24, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 24, 2020 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 8, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 6, 2020 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at an energy R&D firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 440+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 19, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 9, 2020 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Structural Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 600+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 8, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 6, 2020 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineeirng |
| Current Position: | Catalyst Research Scientist at an agrochemical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 730 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 14, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 31, 2020 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 23, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 31, 2020 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Technical Specialist at an oil and gas company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | May 13, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 30, 2020 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 9 including 6 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 18, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 31, 2020 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at an automotive company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 17, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 31, 2020 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 27, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | March 18, 2020 |
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