NIW Cases Approved in September 2014
This report includes eleven (11) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in September 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: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Data Scientist at a consulting 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 14, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 3, 2014 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Science |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a biomedical research company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 24, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | September 15, 2014 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Staff Member at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 22, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 9, 2014 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 150 times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 10, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 3, 2014 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 440+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 3, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 12, 2014 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 26, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 2, 2014 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 6, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 17, 2014 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Optical Imaging |
| Current Position: | Seismic Imager at a geoscience company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 2, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 3, 2014 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biostatistics |
| Current Position: | Senior Biostatistician at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 18, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 20, 2014 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a research and development company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 21, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 24, 2014 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 18, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 22, 2014 |
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