Success Stories: Product Engineer in California in the Field of Electrical Engineering Receives EB-2 NIW Approval

On September 16th, 2014,We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Product Engineer in California in the Field of Electrical Engineering


General Field: Electrical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Product Engineer

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: September 16th, 2014

Processing Time: 6 Months, 21 Days


Case Summary:

North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com represented a Product Engineer from Taiwan in the field of Electrical Engineering. His doctoral training at Duke University had focused specifically on optoelectronic engineering and metamaterials. After joining an image sensor company, he developed algorithms to process, characterize, and validate CMOS image sensors. In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to Electrical Engineering, including 7 peer-reviewed scientific articles and numerous presentations at national and international conferences. His publications had been cited at least 102 times at the time we filed the case; nearly all of the citations were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. He has also served as a manuscript reviewer for at least 3 top-ranked, internationally-circulated journals. As stated by one independent recommender, “His research is not only useful for scientists in the field, but its applications are far-reaching and extend to multiple economic sectors that rely on imagining systems, sensor devices, and other advanced optical communications materials.” Through extensive documentation, we were able to successfully argue 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 6 months and 21 days.