Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Staff Scientist in Pennsylvania in the Field of Biochemistry
Client’s Testimonial:
Thank you for submitting request. I just checked on the USCIS website and my I-140 was approved yesterday. Thank you so much for your help in filing. I am very grateful.
On May 15th, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Staff Scientist in the Field of Biochemistry
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Staff Scientist
Country of Origin: Poland
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Pennsylvania
Approval Notice Date: May 15th, 2015
Processing Time: 9 Months, 1 Day
The client that North America Immigration Law Group had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Staff Scientist from Poland. Her work has focused specifically on Tumor Differentiation Factor protein, biomarkers, and proteins related to Hepatitis B virus. 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 23 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous conference papers. Her publications had been cited at least 378 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, “Using [client’s] novel method, however, scientists can now overcome this [biomarker identification] issue and dramatically advance the treatment of such diseases and conditions as cancer and autism. This is…important given the fact that, despite the many advances in modern medicine, hundreds of thousands of people are still predicted to die each year from cancer…by identifying new biomarkers and, through them, developing new treatments, we can give these people their lives back and ensure a bright and happy future.” 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 9 months and 1 day.