Success Stories: 38 I-140 Approvals on March 13, 2026

The following success stories highlight 38 I-140 petition approvals. These approvals include 3 EB-1A cases and 35 NIW cases. Client names have been omitted to protect confidentiality.

Each summary below includes the applicant’s category, field, country of birth, current residence, current and proposed role, degree, publication and citation record, supporting letters, service center, and premium processing strategy.


EB-1A Approvals (3)

#1: EB-1A in Materials Science

Born in China and currently residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Senior Battery Engineer in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under EB-1A in Materials Science.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 28 publications and 2,060 citations at filing.

Supported by 6 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#2: EB-1A in Computer Science

This applicant, born in China and residing in the United States, works as a Computer Scientist and proposes to become a Machine Learning Engineer. The petition was approved under EB-1A in Computer Science.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 22 publications and 860 citations at filing.

Supported by 6 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#3: EB-1A in Antenna Design

Born in India and currently residing in France, this applicant works as a Radio Frequency Research Engineer in industry and proposes to become a Senior Microwave Engineer for Space-Based Communications in industry. The petition was approved under EB-1A in Antenna Design.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 24 publications and 177 citations at filing.

Supported by 3 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.

Notable: The applicant was residing outside the United States at the time of filing.


NIW Approvals (35)

#4: NIW in Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Currently residing in Ireland, this Taiwanese-born Associate Director and Senior Manager in industry plans to serve as an Associate Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research Strategy in industry. The petition was approved under NIW in Health Economics and Outcomes Research.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 2 publications and 129 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center, later transferred to the Nebraska Service Center, with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: The applicant was residing outside the United States at the time of filing.


#5: NIW in Computational Mechanics

Working as a Nuclear Engineer I, this Bangladeshi applicant living in the United States proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Computational Mechanics.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 4 publications and 11 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS) Texas Facility with a premium processing upgrade.


#6: NIW in Artificial Intelligence

Born in China and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Senior Research Engineer in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Artificial Intelligence.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 11 publications and 66 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#7: NIW in Animal Science

Serving as a Postdoctoral Associate, this South Korean applicant residing in the United States proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Animal Science.

Holding a Ph.D., the applicant had 25 publications and 461 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#8: NIW in Computational Chemistry

Born in Taiwan and residing in the United States, this applicant serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Computational Chemistry.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 7 publications and 71 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#9: NIW in Biomedical Engineering

This applicant, born in China and residing in the United States, is a Ph.D. student and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Biomedical Engineering.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 11 publications and 382 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#10: NIW in Mechanical Engineering

Born in Bangladesh and currently residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant and proposes to become a Research Associate. The petition was approved under NIW in Mechanical Engineering.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 3 publications and 21 citations at the time of filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#11: NIW in Neuroimaging Research

Working as a Researcher and Data Scientist, this US-based applicant from China plans to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Neuroimaging Research.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 17 publications and 397 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center without premium processing and approved after 610 days.


#12: NIW in Orthopedic Surgery

This Spanish-born Hand and Upper Extremity Fellow residing in the United States proposes to remain in the same position. The petition was approved under NIW in Orthopedic Surgery.

The applicant holds an M.D. and had 34 publications and 100 citations at filing.

Supported by 3 recommendation letters and 1 testimonial letter, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: Approved in a non-STEM field.


#13: NIW in Artificial Intelligence

This Bangladeshi-born applicant, currently residing in the United States, is a Ph.D. student and proposes to become an Associate Professor of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. The petition was approved under NIW in Artificial Intelligence.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 25 publications and 235 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.


#14: NIW in Genomics

This Taiwanese-born Senior Scientist II in industry living in the United States proposes to continue in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Genomics.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and presented 6 publications and 58 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#15: NIW in Translational Biomedical Research

This applicant, born in India and residing in the United States, works as a Research Instructor and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Translational Biomedical Research.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 12 publications and 147 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.


#16: NIW in Nuclear Engineering

The applicant, a Taiwanese Modeling and Simulation Postdoctoral Research Associate based in the United States, intends to continue working in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Nuclear Engineering.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 13 publications and 56 citations at filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#17: NIW in Applied Machine Learning

This applicant, born in China and residing in the United States, works as a Postdoctoral Fellow and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Applied Machine Learning.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 17 publications and 669 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with upfront premium processing.

Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#18: NIW in Computer Science

Born in Turkey and currently residing in the United States, this applicant worked as a Computer Engineer and proposes to become a Postdoctoral Scholar. The petition was approved under NIW in Computer Science.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 20 publications and 188 citations at filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.


#19: NIW in Biochemistry

This Ukrainian-born Biochemist residing in the United States plans to become a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The petition was approved under NIW in Biochemistry.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 7 publications and 69 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.


#20: NIW in Computer Science

Born in Bangladesh and residing in the United States, this applicant is a Ph.D. student and proposes to become an Assistant Professor. The petition was approved under NIW in Computer Science.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 11 publications and 163 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#21: NIW in Environmental Engineering

Residing and working in Pakistan as a Senior Manager Operations in industry, this applicant proposes to become an Assistant Professor. The petition was approved under NIW in Environmental Engineering.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 13 publications and 501 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center without premium processing and approved after 763 days.

Notable: The applicant was residing outside the United States at the time of filing and the case was approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#22: NIW in Applied Mathematics

Born in the United Kingdom and residing in the United States, this applicant works as an Assistant Professor and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Applied Mathematics.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 6 publications and 25 citations at filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#23: NIW in Industrial Engineering

This applicant, born in China and residing in the United States, works as a Continuing Lecturer and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Industrial Engineering.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 4 publications and 30 citations at filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#24: NIW in Electrical Engineering

A Senior Architecture Engineer in industry from China, this US-based applicant proposed to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Electrical Engineering.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 13 publications and 300 citations at filing.

No recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.


#25: NIW in Theoretical Chemistry

This applicant, born in Taiwan and residing in the United States, is a Ph.D. candidate and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Theoretical Chemistry.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 16 publications and 360 citations at the time of filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#26: NIW in Marine Engineering

This Turkish-born Visiting Professor based in the United States proposes to remain in their academic position. The petition was approved under NIW in Marine Engineering.

Holding a Ph.D., the applicant submitted a strong record of 47 publications and 737 citations at filing.

No recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#27: NIW in Computer Science

This applicant, born in China and residing in the United States, is a Ph.D. candidate and proposes to become a Research Scientist. The petition was approved under NIW in Computer Science.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 5 publications and 21 citations at filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#28: NIW in Artificial Intelligence

Working as a Data Scientist III, this Chinese applicant based in the United States proposes to maintain the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Artificial Intelligence.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 10 publications and 253 citations at filing.

Supported by 3 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#29: NIW in Petroleum Engineering

This Bangladeshi-born applicant, currently residing in the United States, is a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Research Scientist. The petition was approved under NIW in Petroleum Engineering.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 22 publications and 219 citations at the time of filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#30: NIW in Computational Materials Science

Born in South Korea and residing in the United States, this applicant is a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Research Scientist. The petition was approved under NIW in Computational Materials Science.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 12 publications and 101 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.

Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#31: NIW in Cancer Molecular Biology

This applicant, born in Turkey and residing in the United States, works as a Postdoctoral Fellow and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Cancer Molecular Biology.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 19 publications and 299 citations at filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#32: NIW in Molecular Biology

This Russian-born Research Scientist I living in the United States proposes to work as a Research Scientist II. The petition was approved under NIW in Molecular Biology.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 13 publications and 351 citations at filing.

Supported by 4 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#33: NIW in Machine Learning

This applicant, born in Taiwan and residing in the United States, is a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Research Scientist. The petition was approved under NIW in Machine Learning.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 6 publications and 81 citations at filing.

No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.


#34: NIW in Electrical and Computer Engineering

This Iraqi-born Post-Doctoral Research Associate residing in the United States plans to remain in the same position. The petition was approved under NIW in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 8 publications and 111 citations at filing.

No recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#35: NIW in Civil and Environmental Engineering

This applicant, born in Nepal and residing in the United States, works as a Process Engineer II in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 6 publications and 33 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center without premium processing and approved after 763 days.


#36: NIW in Energy Engineering

Born in Italy and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Postdoctoral Researcher and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Energy Engineering.

The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 13 publications and 76 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.


#37: NIW in Gastroenterology

This Mexican-born applicant, residing in the United States, works as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under NIW in Gastroenterology.

The applicant holds an M.D. and had 8 publications and 119 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.

Notable: Approved in a non-STEM field.


#38: NIW in Computer Science

Born in China and currently residing in the United States, this applicant is a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Research Scientist. The petition was approved under NIW in Computer Science.

The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 9 publications and 93 citations at filing.

Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 0 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.

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