Success Stories: We Helped a Senior Data Engineer in the Transportation Field from China Win I-140 NIW Approval

Posted by wegreened on May 2, 2025 in NIW, Civil Engineering (Architectural Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation, Transportation Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering)

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you for the great news! It made my day! I appreciate all your work along the way.”

On March 21^st, 2025, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Data Engineer in the Field of Transportation (Approval Notice).

General Field: Transportation

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Data Engineer

Country of Origin: China

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: March 21^st, 2025

Processing Time: 15 months, 21 days

Case Summary:

Our client, a Ph.D. holder in geography and a senior data engineer, focuses her research on investigating the dynamic interplay between emerging transportation technologies to support the adaptation and seamless integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) into modern life.

After a thorough review of her scientific accomplishments and learning of her intent to file a National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition with the assistance of the North America Immigration Law Group, we chose to support her and successfully presented her work. Her petition emphasized several key components:

We noted that her specialized research has substantial merit and national importance as it tackles key barriers to EV and AV adoption while supporting U.S. clean transportation goals.
Besides, her research has resulted in 4 peer-reviewed journal articles (2 of them first-authored) and 2 peer-reviewed conference papers (1 of them first-authored), which altogether gathered 74 citations from many other experts.
She has conducted at least 10 reviews to date, reflecting her real and active involvement in evaluating the work of other experts in the field of transportation.
Additionally, she received 2 strong recommendation letters from field experts. One recommender stated:

“Based on her overall success in the field, it is clear that [Client] is a top contributor to transportation scholarship. Further confirming her aptitude as a researcher is the utility of her investigations to scientists around the world.”

Thanks to her impressive qualifications and our team's expert case preparation, we are proud to share that she received NIW approval in 15 months and 21 days, without a Request for Evidence (RFE). It has been a rewarding journey, and we are grateful for her trust. We wish her continued success in all her endeavors.

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North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%