NIW Cases Approved in November 2016
This report includes nine (9) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in November 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: | Gerontology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 9, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 520+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 10, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 23, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Genetics |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 480 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 25, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at an automotive manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 16, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 25, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Science |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 25, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Assistant Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 700+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 22, 2016 |
Case #7
| 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 and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 25, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | November 7, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Researcher 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 6, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 22, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scholar 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: | July 1, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 21, 2016 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
