Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Scholar in California in the Field of Developmental Biology
On May 26, 2015 We Received an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Field of Developmental Biology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Scholar
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California
Approval Notice Date: May 26, 2015
Processing Time: 3 Months, 5 Days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work with in this case was a postdoctoral scholar from Pakistan. Her work had focused specifically on understanding the receptor subtypes of lysophosphatidic acid, and exploring the molecular mechanisms of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and chronic lung disease. We successfully demonstrated that her continued employment in the field would benefit those in her field, as well as the citizens of the United States at large. In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving her highly significant contributions to her field, including 8 peer-reviewed journal articles (3 of them first-authored), and numerous conference papers. Her publications had been cited a total of 57 times at the time we filed the case; nearly all of the citations were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. The importance of her work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “[Client] is currently playing the leading role in developing Elafin and has produced great insights for better understanding CLD in the past. With her current role, she is serving the United States with immeasurable benefits by taking on the difficult task, that only a handful of researchers are capable of undertaking, of testing and evaluating Elafin with astounding accuracy and ensuring medical progress for the nation.” 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. Her NIW petition was approved in 3 months and 5 days.