NIW Cases Approved in December 2020
This report includes twelve (12) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in December 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 Monica Castellanos, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 24, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | December 2, 2020 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cell BIology |
| Current Position: | Resarch Associate at a medical institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 9, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | December 14, 2020 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Analyst at a home appliances company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 24, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | December 3, 2020 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Immunology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 20, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | December 15, 2020 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Academic Surgery |
| Current Position: | Resident Physician at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 9, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | December 8, 2020 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 210 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 18, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | December 1, 2020 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S.university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 18, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | December 9, 2020 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Dentistry |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | D.M.D. and Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 28, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | December 4, 2020 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a social media company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 240 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 5, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | December 10, 2020 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 40+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 1,380+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 10, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | December 21, 2020 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | R&D Engineer at a chemical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 640+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 13, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | December 8, 2020 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 20, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | December 15, 2020 |
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