NIW Cases Approved in March 2015
This report includes ten (10) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in March 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 Frances Iyer, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 9, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 26, 2015 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 680+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 7, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 11, 2015 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biotechnology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a non-profit organization |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 570+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 9, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 3, 2015 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioengineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a non-profit organization |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 21, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 16, 2015 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Theoretical Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at an independent research center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 13, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 10, 2015 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biophysical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 27, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 26, 2015 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at an oil company |
| 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: | October 20, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 17, 2015 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a start-up technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 9, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 18, 2015 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 23, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 13, 2015 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Scientist at a consulting firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 22, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 16, 2015 |
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