NIW Cases Approved in August 2018
This report includes thirteen (13) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in August 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: | Biostatistics |
| Current Position: | Biostatistician 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: | 9 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 13, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 29, 2018 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cancer Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 5, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 10, 2018 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 literary works Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 6, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 22, 2018 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Modeling |
| Current Position: | Data Scientist at a digital marketing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 2 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 14, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 13, 2018 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Hardware Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 8, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 7, 2018 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Animal Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 13, 2018 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist at an agricultural company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 2 journal papers Cited approximately 6 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 9, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | August 2, 2018 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 960 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 16, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 6, 2018 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Food Science |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 21, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 21, 2018 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Statistics |
| Current Position: | Manager at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20 journal papers Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 22, 2018 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 5, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 27, 2018 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D.'s from foreign and U.S. universities Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 26, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 13, 2018 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a communications company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 13, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 6, 2018 |
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