NIW Cases Approved in December 2017
This report includes fourteen (14) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in December 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: | Vice President at a financial research 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: | January 27, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 13, 2017 |
Case #2
| 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 papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 5, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 12, 2017 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Immunology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 26, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 13, 2017 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Device Engineer at a hardware company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 17, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 1, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Resident at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 210 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 2, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 1, 2017 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Petroleum Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at an oil and gas company |
| 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: | September 15, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 12, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Petroleum Engineering |
| Current Position: | Geopressure Geologist at a geosciences firm |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 5 conference papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | July 24, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 2, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Public Health |
| Current Position: | Neonatal Hospitalist at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | M.P.H. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | January 19, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 13, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Resident Physician at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. and M.D.'s from U.S. and foreign universities Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 15, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S.university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 19, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 21, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Process Engineer at a technology company |
| 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 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 23, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 28, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Biology |
| Current Position: | Staff Scientist at a medical research center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 8, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 9, 2017 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Modeling |
| Current Position: | Associate at an investment banking firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 9 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 5, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 13, 2017 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 5, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 19, 2017 |
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