NIW Cases Approved in November 2017
This report includes seventeen (17) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in November 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: | Applied Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Director at a consulting firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D.'s from foreign universities Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 11, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 3, 2017 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 17, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 1, 2017 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electronic Engineering |
| Current Position: | Manager at an energy company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 370+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 12, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 3, 2017 |
Case #4
| 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 foreign university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 9, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 15, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. and M.D. from a foreign universities Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | September 15, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 30, 2017 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 17, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 17, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Development Chemist at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 20, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 8, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 9, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 13, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 400+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 24, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 24, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Associate at a federal agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 9, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 16, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 27, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 2, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Project Engineer at an appliance manufacturing 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 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 7, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 13, 2017 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a federal agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 470+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 15, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 14, 2017 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medical Science |
| Current Position: | Obstetrical Sonographer at a data research company |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 22, 2017 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Chief Physicist at a technology 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 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | January 27, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 29, 2017 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 40+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 5,450+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 31, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | November 16, 2017 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | East Asian Studies |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ scholarly articles No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 12, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | November 2, 2017 |
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