NIW Cases Approved in October 2017
This report includes twenty-one (21) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in October 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: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Visiting Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 10, 2017 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 14, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | October 13, 2017 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Hardware Engineer for a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 16, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 19, 2017 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Adjunct Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 8 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 20, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 19, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Science |
| Current Position: | Quantitative Developer at a financial company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 20, 2017 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Building Research |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor 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 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | December 12, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 4, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Visiting Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 1, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 25, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at an electric company |
| 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: | August 18, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | October 13, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Education |
| Current Position: | Instructional Designer at a university |
| 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: | December 20, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 11, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Protein Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | November 22, 216 |
| Approval Date: | October 5, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medical Science |
| Current Position: | Resident at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 14, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 12, 2017 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 13, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | October 13, 2017 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Data Scientist at a data research company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 10, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2017 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2017 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 6, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2017 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Product Engineer at a thermoplastic company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university; M.E. from a foreign university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 2, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | October 11, 2017 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Data Analysis and Data Modeling |
| Current Position: | Analyst at a financial company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | December 6, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 17, 2017 |
Case #19
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Art History |
| Current Position: | Associate Curator at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 25, 2017 |
Case #20
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 8, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | October 12, 2017 |
Case #21
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at an entertainment software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 10, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | October 11, 2017 |
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