NIW Cases Approved in December 2014
This report includes sixteen (16) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in December 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: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 19, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 4, 2014 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Senior Chemist at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 14, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 16, 2014 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 27, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 18, 2014 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Epidemiology |
| Current Position: | Assistant Research Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 2 journal papers Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 19, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 22, 2014 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 25, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | Dcember 24, 2014 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 7, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 16, 2014 |
Case #7
| 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 U.S. university Published 6 journal and conference papers No Citations Claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 6, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 30, 2014 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioinformatics |
| Current Position: | Bioinformatics Specialist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | 2 M.S. degrees from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 610+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 3, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 7, 2014 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Biostatistician at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 410+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 29, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 4, 2014 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 550+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 |
| Filing Date: | May 23, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 3, 2014 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 27, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 4, 2014 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 16, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 19, 2014 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Food Science |
| Current Position: | Staff Scientist at a research laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 13, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 9, 2014 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmacology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 16, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 22, 2014 |
Case #15
| 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 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 5, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 8, 2014 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Research Engineer at an agriculture company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 17, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | December 4, 2014 |
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