NIW Cases Approved in May 2018
This report includes fifteen (15) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in May 2018. 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: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 2, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 9, 2018 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a data analysis company |
| 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 21, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 21, 2018 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 12, 2018 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neurobiology |
| Current Position: | Research Scienist at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 330+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 1, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 23, 2018 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmacology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 880+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 28, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 5, 2018 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Visiting Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 22, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | May 17, 2018 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,030+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 18, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 15, 2018 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Mechanical Engineer at an engineering firm |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 12, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | May 25, 2018 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20 journal papers Cited approximately 860+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 31, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 5, 2018 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 260+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 22, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 29, 2018 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Research Engineer at an engineering firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 30, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 19, 2018 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 160 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 6, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 18, 2018 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 22, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 21, 2018 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Breeding and Genetics |
| Current Position: | Applications Scientist at a biosciences company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 14, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 11, 2018 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Plant Sciences |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 12, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | May 24, 2018 |
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