NIW Approvals in January 2023
This report includes nineteen (19) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in January 2023. 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 Madison Reitler, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Structural Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 17, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 13, 2023 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biotechnology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 26, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 17, 2023 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 7, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 13, 2023 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical and Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 5,470+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 4, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 26, 2023 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geophysics |
| Current Position: | Senior Processing Geophysicist at an oil and gas company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | August 17, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 26, 2023 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Lecturer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Cited approximately 920+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 11, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 23, 2023 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 7, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 25, 2023 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Director of Innovation and Sustainability at a biofuel company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 16, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 18, 2023 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a teaching hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 20, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 6, 2023 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist I at a biopharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 2 journal papers Cited approximately 90 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 5, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 3, 2023 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Senior Scientist at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 640+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 3, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 30, 2023 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Economics |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,540+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | August 16, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 23, 2023 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Senior Lecturer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 31, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 26, 2023 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Market Manager at a chemical manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | August 30, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 3, 2023 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 10, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 30, 2023 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering |
| Current Position: | Technical Advisor at an oil and gas company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | June 13, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 23, 2023 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cognitive Psychology |
| Current Position: | User Experience Researcher at a digital media company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 25, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 31, 2023 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Modeling |
| Current Position: | Applied Scientist at an online retail company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 400+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 24, 2021 |
| Approval Date: | January 11, 2023 |
Case #19
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist I at a biopharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 8, 2022 |
| Approval Date: | January 10, 2023 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
