Success Stories: With our Help, a Research Associate from Egypt Secured NIW Approval Without RFE
Client’s Testimonial:
"Thanks for your time and effort to work on my case.”
On May 5th, 2020, we received another NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Research Associate in the Field of Civil Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Civil Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Associate
Country of Origin: Egypt
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: New Jersey
Approval Notice Date: May 5th, 2020
Processing Time: 14 months, 14 days
Case Summary:
A research associate hired North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) to file an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on his behalf. With a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering researching the same field, our client was suitably qualified for this visa category.
What does it take to build a strong NIW case?
- We documented our client’s citation count (24 citations at the time of filing) as well as his publication record (5 peer-reviewed journal articles (4 of them first-authored) and 4 peer review conference articles). We also noted the 12 times our client reviewed the work of other researchers in the field. We reviewed his research summary and demonstrated to the USCIS that his work is focused on pavement engineering, focusing on flooded pavement assessment and the construction of durable military roadways in the Arctic. His research in this area is of great importance because it is meaningfully advancing the science of infrastructure construction. Our client’s research improves the ability of pavement structures to withstand the effects of climate change and water damage.
- In addition to that, our client’s winning EB-2 NIW petition dossier contained six recommendation letters that strongly advocated for the approval of his case. These letters were contributed by other experts working in the field of civil engineering, one of whom described our client’s work as:
“The societal and economic impacts of floods include human injury, homelessness, and death, as well as the destruction of public and private property alike. Research such as [client’s] studies assist the U.S. in terms of working infrastructure, disaster relief, and preventing economic losses.”
The final step in the green card process:The USCIS spent 14 months and 14 days adjudicating our client’s EB-2 NIW petition before granting the approval. We congratulate our client on this milestone and wish him the best as he continues to advance the field of civil engineering with his dedicated work.