NIW Cases Approved in February 2016
This report includes nineteen (19) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in Ferbuary 2016. 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 Monica Castellanos, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 60+ journal papers Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 27, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | February 1, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 11, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Nanomaterials |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 1,300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 2, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreignuniversity Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 16, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | February 19, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Scienec and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 730+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 2, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | February 18, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 14, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 22, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 560+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 29, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 5, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Instructor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 28, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | February 5, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics and Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 29, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 4, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cancer Research |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 780+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 17, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | February 23, 2016 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 370+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 23, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | February 10, 2016 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cell and Bone Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of otehrs 10+ times Cited approximately 320+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 16, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 23, 2016 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 330+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 1, 2016 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Toxicology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 30, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | February 4, 2016 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 420+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 12, 2016 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Visiting Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 620+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 7, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | February 22, 2016 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 4,900+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 10, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 17, 2016 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Staff Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of otehrs Cited approximately 320+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 8, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 18, 2016 |
Case #19
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Mathematics and Statistics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 17, 2016 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
