Success Story: Overcoming RFE via Premium Processing: NIW Approval Secured for a Cancer Biology Researcher With Our Support

Posted by wegreened on October 26, 2026 in NIW, Cancer Biology

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On September 15^th, 2026, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Graduate Researcher in the Field of Cancer Biology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Cancer Biology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Graduate Researcher

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Louisiana

Approval Notice Date: September 15^th, 2026

Processing Time: 4 months, 14 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A specialist in the field of cancer biology has successfully secured I-140 National Interest Waiver (NIW) approval following a Request for Evidence (RFE) under Premium Processing. The client holds an advanced degree and is currently conducting translational oncology research at a U.S. academic institution. The proposed endeavor focuses on evaluating the therapeutic efficacy, resistance mechanisms, and immune responses of cancer therapies.

This research directly addresses pressing national public health and economic priorities. Furthermore, the endeavor advances federally designated Critical and Emerging Technologies, specifically multi-omics, viral delivery systems, and predictive modeling for functional phenotypes.

To establish that the client was well positioned to advance this endeavor, the petition presented a documented record of scientific achievements, including 4 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 first-authored) and 16 conference abstracts (9 first-authored). The client’s published body of work has accrued 60 citations from independent researchers globally. Rather than presenting these raw metrics as self-evidently sufficient, our legal team provided bibliometric analysis for the USCIS adjudicator, demonstrating that two of the client’s publications ranked among the top 1% most-cited articles in clinical medicine for their respective publication years. Independent research groups have actively relied upon the client’s findings.

In response to the RFE, our team provided detailed analytical arguments and objective evidence illustrating the field-wide uptake of the client's work and its national value. USCIS approved the NIW petition, supporting the client's ongoing research to advance durable, mechanism-informed combination cancer therapies in the United States.

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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%