NIW Cases Approved in August 2015
This report includes fifteen (15) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in August 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: | Atmospheric Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 27, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 12, 2015 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 18, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 25, 2015 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a microelectronics company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 19, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | August 18, 2015 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physiology and Pathophysiology |
| Current Position: | Scientific Writer at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 660 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 24, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 26, 2015 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 27, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 6, 2015 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a manufacturing company |
| 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: | March 20, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 13, 2015 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 17, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | August 27, 2015 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Entomology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 30, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 12, 2015 |
Case #9
| 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 U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 experts |
| Filing Date: | April 22, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 12, 2015 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Science |
| Current Position: | Associate Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 18, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | August 4, 2015 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 60+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 3, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 7, 2015 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a research institute |
| 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 18, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 25, 2015 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Modeling |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 510+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 22, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 24, 2015 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 10, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | August 20, 2015 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 23, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 26, 2015 |
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