NIW Cases Approved in September 2019
This report includes sixteen (16) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in September 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 Juliana Londoño, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medical Science |
| Current Position: | Resident Physician at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 1, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 11, 2019 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a cancer center |
| 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 1, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 10, 2019 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 100 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 9, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 26, 2019 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological and Agricultural Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 24, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 6, 2019 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil Engineering |
| Current Position: | Structural Engineer at an engineering firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 16, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | September 3, 2019 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineering Associate at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 8, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 30, 2019 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Research Staff at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 19, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 21, 2019 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Solid State Physics |
| Current Position: | Manufacturing Design Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 170 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 22, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | September 25, 2019 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Food Science and Technology |
| Current Position: | Assistant Specialist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | January 10, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 4, 2019 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 20, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 17, 2019 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biophysics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 19, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 7, 2019 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 570+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | March 7, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 4, 2019 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Oceanography |
| Current Position: | Analytical Biologist at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 21, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 27, 2019 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Modeling |
| Current Position: | Quantitative Associate at a financial services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 19, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 7, 2019 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S.university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 14, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 20, 2019 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cell Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 15, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | September 19, 2019 |
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