NIW Cases Approved in June 2019
This report includes fifteen (15) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in June 2019. 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, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Optical Lithography |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 10, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 17, 2019 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 420 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 28, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 3, 2019 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Principal Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 6, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 6, 2019 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 19, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 28, 2019 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Public Policy |
| Current Position: | Research Economist at a consulting firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 scholarly papers Cited approximately 10+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 10, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 26, 2019 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Life Sciences Technology and Law |
| Current Position: | Associate at a law firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. and J.D. from U.S. universities Published 2 journal papers Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 experts |
| Filing Date: | July 6, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 3, 2019 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 50+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 1,350+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 2, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 11, 2019 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 2, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 7, 2019 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Process Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 28, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 15, 2019 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | R&D Engineer at a robotics company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 8, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 19, 2019 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 430+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 25, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 7, 2019 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a wireless communications company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 28, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 21, 2019 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Architect at an information technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 18, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 10, 2019 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 5, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | June 14, 2019 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Immunology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 23, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | June 20, 2019 |
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