NIW Cases Approved in May 2020
This report includes seven (7) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in May 2020. 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: | Biology |
| Current Position: | Teacher at a high school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 630+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 11, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | May 7, 2020 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Sciences |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 23, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | May 15, 2020 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geophysics |
| Current Position: | Research Geophysicist at a geophysical services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 25, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | May 5, 2020 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 23, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | May 27, 2020 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 19, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | May 27, 2020 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a research company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Cited approximately 570+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 16, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | May 12, 2020 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Sciences |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 410 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 5, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | May 14, 2020 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
