NIW EB-2 Approvals in April 2013
This report includes twenty-two (22) NIW cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in April 2013. 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 Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case # 1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological Science |
| Current Position: | Research fellow at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 490+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 15, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 29, 2013 |
Case # 2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 6 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 31, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | April 8, 2013 |
Case # 3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Astronomy |
| Current Position: | Research associate at a national observatory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 28, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | April 29, 2013 |
Case # 4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Graphics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 13, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 22, 2013 |
Case # 5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Astronomy |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 28, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 22, 2013 |
Case # 6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 26, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 22, 2013 |
Case # 7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Aerospace Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 25, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 12, 2013 |
Case # 8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Visiting scientist at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 30 journal papers Cited approximately 100 times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 27, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 19, 2013 |
Case # 9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Quantitative researcher at an insurance company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 7 journal papers No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 7, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 19, 2013 |
Case # 10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior engineer at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 15, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 19, 2013 |
Case # 11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Meteorologist at an energy company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 17, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | April 29, 2013 |
Case # 12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Guest researcher ar a national institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 25, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 22, 2013 |
Case # 13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral scholar ar a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 24, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | April 15, 2013 |
Case # 14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 8, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 12, 2013 |
Case # 15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 20, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | April 5, 2013 |
Case # 16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Science |
| Current Position: | Research assistant at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 9 journal papers No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 28, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 17, 2013 |
Case # 17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Science |
| Current Position: | Applications specialist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 29, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | April 22, 2013 |
Case # 18
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 19, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 29, 2013 |
Case # 19
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geology |
| Current Position: | Geophysical engineer at an oil company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 1, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 17, 2013 |
Case # 20
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior engineer at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 30+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 12, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | April 5, 2013 |
Case # 21
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Research fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 30, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 8, 2013 |
Case # 22
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Research associate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 27, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 12, 2013 |
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