NIW Approvals in February 2021
This report includes twelve (12) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in February 2021. 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: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Instructor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 24, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | February 10, 2021 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Specialist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 20, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | February 19, 2021 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a biopharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 8, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | February 8, 2021 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geophysics |
| Current Position: | Project Manager at an oil and gas company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 31, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | February 12, 2021 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Surgeon at a research hospittial |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 29, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | February 9, 2021 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Operations Engineer at an electric company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 5, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | February 10, 2021 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Psychometrics |
| Current Position: | Psychometrician at an educational testing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 17, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | February 9, 2021 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Modeling and Analysis |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a biomedical research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 29, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | February 2, 2021 |
Case #9
| 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 foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Cited approximately 380+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 12, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | February 5, 2021 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioinformatics |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 22, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | February 8, 2021 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Technical Development Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 3, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | February 4, 2021 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Systems Biology |
| Current Position: | Project Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 2,770+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 16, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | February 11, 2021 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
