NIW Cases Approved in April 2014
This report includes eleven (11) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in April 2014. 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 Heitman, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| 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 3 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 31, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 30, 2014 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuropharmacology |
| Current Position: | Senior Research Associate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 10, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 28, 2014 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Structural Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 6, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | April 23, 2014 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Horticultural Science |
| Current Position: | County Agent at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 9, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 14, 2014 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 10+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 13, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 8, 2014 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 7, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 30, 2014 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 410+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 experts |
| Filing Date: | September 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 23, 2014 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biostatistics |
| Current Position: | Technical Specialist at a medical foundation |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 8, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 28, 2014 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 19, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 23, 2014 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Consultant at a consulting services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 23, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | April 15, 2014 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 390+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 3, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | April 24, 2014 |
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