Success Stories: Postdoctoral Researcher in Illinois in the Field of Structural Engineering Has NIW Petition Approved
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Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Researcher
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Illinois
Approval Notice Date: July 9, 2014
Processing Time: 3 months, 27 days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group - WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Postdoctoral Researcher from Iran. Her work had focused specifically on the development of predictive and analytical models of various construction materials. 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 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous conference papers. Her publications had been cited at least 27 times at the time we filed the case; nearly all the citations were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. The great value of her work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “Overall, [her] research has provided extremely valuable and previously unattainable insight into the actual behavior of long span plate girders that will allow for the development of stronger and therefore safer plate girders. These industries have a better understanding of the strength and the failure mechanisms of plate girders means improved durability and less risk of failure for weighty infrastructure. With building, bridge, and crane collapses recently occurring more and more in the United States, the importance of [her] research to the country's future infrastructure, and allowing [her] to continue her research in the U.S. will be a major step toward ensuring that infrastructure's durability.” 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 27 days.