Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow in Maryland in the Field of Biochemistry
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On May 15th, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Biochemistry
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
Country of Origin: Mexico
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Maryland
Approval Notice Date: May 15th, 2015
Processing Time: 6 Months, 22 Days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow from Mexico. His work has focused specifically on identifying and characterizing the elements that play critical roles in protein synthesis regulation and infectious disease response. 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 6 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous conference papers. His publications had been cited at least 172 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, “All these human and viral proteins promote de- phosphorylation of eIF2α, but the precisely mechanism is still unknown. Therefore, [client’s] work provides new targets and a whole new knowledge base for the development of drugs and vaccines. Other laboratories can use this knowledge to study a wide variety of other diseases and cellular functions. [Client] has provided a valuable material for scientists to model and study their topics of interest.” 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 6 months and 22 days.