NIW Cases Approved in February 2009
This report includes ten (10) National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in February 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 6 journal papers
Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: September 26, 2007
Approval Date: February 17, 2009
Case #2:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Immunology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 7 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: October 23, 2007
Approval Date: February 19, 2009
Case #3:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW RFE*
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from
Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 2 independent experts
Filing Date: July 30, 2007 (*RFE sent January 26, 2009)
Approval Date: February 9, 2009
*Applicant filed I-140 NIW petition by himself. After receiving RFE, Applicant retained LPY Law Group to file response to USCIS.
Case #4:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Veterinary Radiology
Major Credentials: M.S. from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: September 1, 2007
Approval Date: February 9, 2009
Case #5:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 18 journal papers
Holds 3 patents
Cited approximately 250 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 7 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: September 18, 2007
Approval Date: February 9, 2009
Case #6:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Environmental Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: September 10, 2007
Approval Date: February 18, 2009
Case #7:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Condensed Matter Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 14 journal papers
Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: November 6, 2007
Approval Date: February 6, 2009
Case #8:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical Imaging Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 11 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: February 1, 2008
Approval Date: February 27, 2009
Case #9:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pharmacology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 8 journal papers
Co-authored 1 book
Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: March 18, 2008
Approval Date: February 20, 2009
Case #10:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pathology and Pathophysiology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 30 journal papers
Co-authored 1 book chapter
Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: April 1, 2008
Approval Date: February 23, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
