NIW Cases Approved in January 2015
This report includes thirteen (13) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in January 2015. 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: | Bioanalytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Senior Research Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 9, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 3, 2015 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 15, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 5, 2015 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Statistics |
| Current Position: | Biostatistician at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 10, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 22, 2015 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at an e-commerce company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 15, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 27, 2015 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 23, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 28, 2015 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at an energy company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 20, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 28, 2015 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 10, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 6, 2015 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 30, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 15, 2015 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Product Development Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 23, 2015 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biofluid Mechanics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 23, 2015 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biophysical Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 21, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 13, 2015 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Social Work |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 24, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 8, 2015 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Petroleum Engineering |
| Current Position: | Petroleum Engineer at an oil company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 12, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | January 23, 2015 |
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