NIW Approvals in August 2022
This report includes seventeen (17) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in August 2022. 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: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoc at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 29, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 18, 2022 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at an e-commerce company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20 conference papers Cited approximately 500 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 12, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | August 2, 2022 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a research center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 400+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 26, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | August 23, 2022 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Immunology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university and D.V.M. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 11, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 8, 2022 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | September 23, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 4, 2022 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Economics |
| Current Position: | Senior Program Evaluator at an ecommerce company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 17, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 22, 2022 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 2,670+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 8, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | August 31, 2022 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Algorithm Engineer at a medical technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 460+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 29, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 22, 2022 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Hardware Engineer at a network services provider |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 10, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | August 13, 2022 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a semiconductor manufacturer |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 400+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | August 3, 2022 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioengineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 30, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 18, 2022 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Cited approximately 5,430+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 14, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 19, 2022 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Specialist at a medical research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 21, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | August 12, 2022 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Petroleum Engineering |
| Current Position: | Associate Oil and Gas Engineer at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Master's degrees from foreign universities Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 29, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 25, 2022 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioinformatics |
| Current Position: | Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 24, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | August 2, 2022 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 11, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 9, 2022 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 4, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | August 19, 2022 |
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