Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for a Postdoctoral Fellow in New York in the Field of Electrical Power Engineering
On January 22nd, 2015, We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Electrical Power Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: New York
Approval Notice Date: January 22nd, 2015
Processing Time: 7 months, 3 days
In this case we were offered the opportunity to work with an Iranian electrical power engineer who had focused specifically on the modeling and operation of power distribution and transmission systems, and electrical machines. As part of our successful strategy for our client’s case, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to his field, which included 15 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous conference papers and presentations. This work had received at least 177 citations by the time we filed his case, nearly all of which were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating the wide recognition of and reliance upon our client’s work in his field. We also showed that his continued employment in his field would benefit both his field as a whole and the people of the United States in general. An independent recommender confirmed the importance of his work: “In the interest of blocking tripping commands during inrush current in the windings, [Client] devised an effective method of monitoring that has almost a 100% success rate in detecting transients, even with significant noise pollution in the signals….[Client’s] method, to the benefit of electrical engineers working with these issues… does not require a threshold, is quickly applicable, and its inherent stochasticity makes it ideal for large power systems full of operating condition and parameter uncertainties. The algorithms he developed in both cases process real-time signals like voltage and current with valuable results. With a much more functional method to identify these faults and handle them before transformers and transmission lines operate under the conditions, we can now quite handily prevent extensive electrical system damage with useful reconnaissance.” We successfully argued that our client would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 7 months and 3 days.