NIW Cases Approved in June 2017
This report includes fourteen (14) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in June 2017. 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: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 60+ journal papers Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 19, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | June 3, 2017 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 16, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | June 30, 2017 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 17, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 22, 2017 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a software development company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 21, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 17, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil and Geoscience Engineering Technology |
| Current Position: | Administrator at a research and development company |
| Major Credentials: | M.B.A. from a U.S. university, M.S./M.Eng. from foreign universities Director at a research organization No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 experts |
| Filing Date: | February 16, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 9, 2017 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | IT Associate Director at a research center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 20, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | June 5, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 19, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | June 15, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Surgeon at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 7, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 17, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 7, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 29, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 60+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,730+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 5, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | June 10, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| 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: | March 1, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 17, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 430+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 6, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 20, 2017 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a software development company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 16, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | June 2, 2017 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Optics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow 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: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 8, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 10, 2017 |
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