NIW Cases Approved in August 2017
This report includes fifteen (15) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in August 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: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 1,360+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 experts |
| Filing Date: | May 23, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 10, 2017 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Modeling |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 1 journal paper Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | June 14, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 9, 2017 |
Case #3
| 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 U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 13, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 25, 2017 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Statistics |
| Current Position: | Statistician at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 9, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 30, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Instructor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 26, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 7, 2017 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at an energy company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 28, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 4, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Petroleum Engineering |
| Current Position: | Graduate Research Assistant at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 3, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 28, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 12, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioanalytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a research institute |
| 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: | August 2, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 9, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biotechnology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 2, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 12, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Process Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | May 30, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 1, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biophysics and Computational Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 430+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 18, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 5, 2017 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 8, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 21, 2017 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a engineering firm |
| 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 5, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 10, 2017 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioengineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 18, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 21, 2017 |
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