Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Associate in Minnesota in the Field of Chemistry
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On May 6th, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Field of Chemistry
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Associate
Country of Origin: Kenya
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Minnesota
Approval Notice Date: May 6th, 2015
Processing Time: 4 Months, 26 Days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Postdoctoral Associate from Kenya. His work has focused specifically on the areas of organic, organometallic, and inorganic chemistry, where he has investigated palladium- and iron-catalyzed hydrocarbon oxidation reactions that employ hydrogen peroxide as a “green” oxidant. 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 7 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous conference papers. His publications had been cited at least 59 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, “[Client] is focused on researching the mechanism of action of iron complexes that catalyze [sic] the oxidation of hydrocarbons using hydrogen peroxide. In particular, he aims to find out why there is such high selectivity in iron-catalyzed oxidation of hydrocarbons and how this could be exploited for better catalysts.” 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 4 months and 26 days.