Success Stories: A Senior Scientist from India Not Only Secures NIW Approval Despite an RFE But Also Achieved EB-1A & Green Card in the Field of Computer Science with NAmILG’s Support Throughout

 

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you for the support and for sharing the great news of the approval.”

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On October 5^th, 2021 and April 29^th, 2022, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) and EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Scientist in the Field of Computer Science (Approval Notice).

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General Field: Computer Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Scientist

Country of Origin: India

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts

Approval Notice Date: October 5^th, 2021 (EB-1A) and April 29^th, 2022 (NIW)

Processing Time: 11 days (EB-1A) (Premium Processing Requested) and 14 months, 22 days (NIW)

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Case Summary:

Our client from India, a senior scientist in the field of computer science, hired the North American Immigration Law Group to help him file an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition initially. 7 months down to his pending NIW case, he decided to retain us for another I-140 petition under the EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) visa category. To obtain a green card, it is very much required for us to file for an I-140 petition, and in this case, our client wanted us to fully support him in two unique I-140 petitions consecutively. Fortunately, our client was granted his EB1A approval 11 days after we filed his case, thus, we thank our team’s diligent efforts and the premium processing service upgrade (a paid option offered by the USCIS that allows petitioners to enjoy accelerated adjudication). After a successful EB1A approval, he asked us to file his spouse’s and his I-485 applications as well. We were certain that since we have sound knowledge of our client’s research background, we would be able to lead him to secure his green card. Even though all the petitions are distinctive from one another, we have the adept notion of how to lay out the individual petition letters to get our clients to their desired goals. Thus, we are listing here some of the crucial details that we got added in his respective petition packets:

• We noted the 11 peer-reviewed articles (9 of them first-authored) he published in some of the most discerning, high-impact conference proceedings in his field. Also, his work acquired an exceptional record of 235 citations by other experts in the field from at least 40 countries, affirming his findings as a notable benchmark against which to compare the results of their investigation. Besides, it is particularly impressive that he has also reviewed papers for several noteworthy conferences and completed 40 peer reviews to date, thus it stands as direct evidence that he is both a known authority in the field and committed to the dissemination of new knowledge.
• Moreover, we discussed our client’s research on investigations into AI and machine learning design and development, addressing some of our nation’s and the world’s most pressing issues, including the need for improved AI and cyber security systems.
• Our client’s study has even received funding from several notable organizations, including the NSF, IBM, and Northrop Grumman which supports projects that drive scientific advancements forward and promote research at the national level. Therefore, his research works towards discoursing the nation’s critical need for greater cyber security protocols.

In viewing the totality of his impressive research, his wealth of publications, and the reach his scholarship has had in shaping the direction of subsequent studies, one cannot help but deduce that he is a scholar of profound importance. The ingenuity with which he addresses issues of both academic and real-world concern is a rare talent in any field, not just computer science. As such, he represents a critically important asset to the United States, which has been corroborated by his fellow experts in the field, and the following statement has been excerpted from one of the five recommendation letters submitted:

“Thus, considering the importance of his research into semantic language capture, the impact this work has had on subsequent scholarship, and his impressive record of peer-review for top conferences, it is evident that he has made significant and noteworthy contributions. Applying his unique talents to topics of profound importance to his peers, [client] is nothing short of an irreplaceable asset to the computer science field.”

We are thrilled that we were able to persuade USCIS that our client, as an expert in the field, has already made considerable strides in improving the accuracy and comprehensive ability of machine learning tools, therefore, he is an essential asset to the United States’ national security. Even though he received his EB1A approval, he received an RFE (additional request for evidence) for his NIW case, our RFE team is equally adept in preparing his RFE response, and once again successfully, he was also granted his NIW approval despite waiting for a year.

Best of all, his wife and he received their I-485 approvals just after a month of his NIW approval. We sincerely thank him for choosing us for his I-140 and I-485 applications, and we heartily congratulate them for accomplishing this breakthrough.

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