Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Associate in Indiana in the Field of Chemical Engineering
On September 30th, 2014 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Field of Chemical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Associate
Country of Origin: South Korea
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Indiana
Approval Notice Date: September 30th, 2014
Processing Time: 3 Months, 26 Days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work in this case was a Postdoctoral Associate from South Korea. His work had focused specifically on endeavors related to the development of cost-effective, clean energy sources, with a focus on hydrogen as a central energy carrier, and also on creating methods for mitigating the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide. We successfully demonstrated that his continued employment in the field would benefit those in his 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 his highly significant contributions to his field, including 19 peer-reviewed journal articles, numerous conference papers, and one United States Patent. His publications had been cited at least 391 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 his work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “While traditional methods of hydrogenation lead to volatile byproducts, [client’s] method for this purpose is the first using ammoniaborane that does not show an undesirable byproduct…Because of the elegance of [client’s] method, this process of dehydrogenation and hydrogen storage using lithium amidoborane crystal makes this process more accessible for practical application.” 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 3 months and 26 days.