NIW Cases Approved in October 2016
This report includes ten (10) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in October 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: | Civil Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a risk modeling company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 19, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 31, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Associate at a financial company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 21, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | October 24, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a tire company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 7, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 20, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biostatistics |
| Current Position: | Biostatistician at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 14, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 28, 2016 |
Case #5
| 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 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 18, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Health Economics and Outcomes Research |
| Current Position: | Manager at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 26, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 28, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Particulate Material Mechanics |
| Current Position: | Principal Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 27, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | October 28, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 3, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 9 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 9, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | October 17, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a consulting company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 24, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | October 4, 2016 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
