Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for a Fellow in Virginia in the Field of Botany
On January 26th, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Fellow in the Field of Botany
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Fellow
Country of Origin: China
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Virginia
Approval Notice Date: January 26th, 2015
Processing Time: 26 days
In this case, North America Immigration Law Group was given the opportunity to work with a botanist from China whose research was particularly focused on describing how genetic factors affect plant development over time, with a particular emphasis on flowering plants and plants in the grape family. We showed that his continued employment in his field would benefit both his field in particular and the populace of the United States as a whole. His work had been published in 11 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as being presented at numerous conferences. At the time we filed his case, these publications had received no fewer than 115 citations from independent researchers around the world, a strong testament to the wide reliance upon this research in the field as well as the broad recognition it has received. An independent recommender emphasized the importance of our client’s work: “The Agricultural Marketing and Resource Center (AMRC) has reported that in 2012, American farmers grew over seven million tons of commercial grapes….This has generated a large amount of business for the American grape and juice industry, which has only increased…Given the importance of these Vitaceae products on the health of the [the] U.S. economy and the importance of [Client’s] experimental results in assisting U.S. botanists in the optimization of Vitaceae growth, it is clear that the benefits of [Client’s] work extend beyond the confines of his institution.” Through extensive documentation, we were able to successfully argue that our client would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 26 days.