Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Wisconsin in the Field of Electrical and Computer Engineering
On March 2nd, 2015, We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Wisconsin
Approval Notice Date: March 2nd, 2015
Processing Time: 4 months, 20 days
This time we were given the opportunity to work with an electrical and computer engineer from Taiwan specializing in high-power microwave metamaterials. We submitted extensive documentation proving the high significance of his contributions to his field, including his 7 peer-reviewed journal articles - a body of work that had received 25 citations by the time we filed his case. The great majority of these citations are from independent researchers distributed worldwide, demonstrating the wide reliance upon and recognition of our client’s work in his field. An independent recommender affirmed the importance of his work: “Much of [Client’s] work has applications in devices used by the American military… [Client] has made significant contributions to the study of metamaterial-based high-power devices, including the design of devices that can be utilized to protect radar and communication systems from electromagnetic energy attacks. Given the increasing sophistication of multiple foreign adversaries, this work is of great national importance.” We successfully demonstrated that our client’s continued employment in the field would benefit the people of the United States as a whole as well as his fellow researchers, and argued that he would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 4 months and 20 days.