NIW Approvals in June 2021
This report includes eleven (11) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in June 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: | Geophysics |
| Current Position: | Research Geophysicist at a seismic services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 30, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 10, 2021 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Food Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 60+ journal papers Cited approximately 850+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 28, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 29, 2021 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Theoretical Astrophysics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 590+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 21, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 25, 2021 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioengineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 4, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | June 30, 2021 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Lecturer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 6, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 4, 2021 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Director Physician at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. and M.D. from foreign universities Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 28, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 4, 2021 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Coastal Engineering |
| Current Position: | Coastal Engineer at an engineering firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 8, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 24, 2021 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 710+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 28, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 21, 2021 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 340+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 9, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 28, 2021 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Solid Mechanics Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 7, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 8, 2021 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 8, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | June 3, 2021 |
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