Success Stories: Thanks to Our Team’s Diligent Efforts, NIW Approval Won for a Tunisian Postdoctoral Associate in Traffic Engineering

 

Client’s Testimonial:

“I really appreciate your help and assistance in all the steps of my application. Thank you again!”

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On May 21^st, 2022, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Field of Traffic Engineering (Approval Notice).

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General Field: Traffic Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Associate

Country of Origin: Tunisia

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Virginia

Approval Notice Date: May 21^st, 2022

Processing Time: 12 months, 23 days

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Case Summary:

The EB2-NIW(National Interest Waiver) petition requires the applicant to show as to how their work would benefit the United States and if they are qualified to work in the proposed field of endeavor. So when a Tunisian expert in traffic engineering with a Ph.D. in civil engineering came to us, we made sure to give him the best service possible. We collected information from his documents to corroborate his claim to the category and personalized his petition using the same. Some of the information we gathered was as follows:

• His proposed endeavor is to continue developing realistic algorithms for implementation in both vehicles and transportation systems in order to reduce congestion levels and advance the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems.
• His research advancing his proposed endeavor is of great importance because transport plays a critical role in development by providing people with access to education, markets, employment, recreation, health care, and other key services.
• His proposed endeavor also has broad implications for the United States since the creation and implementation of intelligent transportation systems is a top priority in the United States.
• Due to its national importance, his research has also been supported with funding from institutions such as the U.S. Department of Energy via the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Mid-Atlantic University Transportation Center (MAUTC) and the University Mobility and Equity Center (UMEC), and the Ford Motor Company, Inc.
• Additionally, he has completed at least 2 reviews to date and his research has resulted in 7 peer-reviewed journal articles (6 of them first-authored) and 5 conference papers which have been cited a total of 94 times according to Google Scholar.
• We also made sure that his 9 years of experience in the field did not go unnoticed.
• And finally, his work received 4 letters of support from other experts who were familiar with his work, one of whom said:

“Traffic congestion is a prominent issue in the United States. However, certain areas experience much more extreme traffic congestion, which also leads to a number of other adverse effects. Cities in the U.S. which have adopted more cycling-friendly operational solutions have demonstrated significant reductions in congestion despite continued population growth. Such operational solutions were made available through the research efforts of [the client], a prominent civil engineer who has made significant advancements to such modeling techniques.”

Thus, his case approval was made possible by the thorough case preparation and presentation strategy of our team at NAILG. We thank our client for choosing us and congratulate him on this victory.

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