NIW Cases Approved in June 2018
This report includes thirteen (13) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in June 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 Juliana Londoño and Monica Castellanos, Legal Assistants at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Visiting Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 14, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 29, 2018 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,420+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 18, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 8, 2018 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Literary Arts |
| Current Position: | Member at a poetry press |
| Major Credentials: | M.F.A. from a U.S. university Published 20+ literary works No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 8, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 6, 2018 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Statistician at a medical device company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 15, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 11, 2018 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a data services 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: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 3, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 14, 2018 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Aerospace Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 4, 2018 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineering Leader at an oil and gas company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 28, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 8, 2018 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 20, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 8, 2018 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a research center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 8, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 5, 2018 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. and M.D. from a foreign universities Published 30+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 530+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 20, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 30, 2018 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 16, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 7, 2018 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 8, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 26, 2018 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at an R&D 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 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 29, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | June 5, 2018 |
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