Success Stories: Senior Research Associate in Illinois in the Field of Electrical Engineering Receives EB-2 NIW Approval

Posted by wegreened on August 25, 2014 in NIW, Electrical Engineering (Electronic Engineering, Integrated Circuits, Semiconductor, Microwave, Power Electronics, Power Systems, Communication Engineering)

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Thanks for notifying me the approval of my I-140 application. I appreciate your seamless task in ‎preparation of my case. I am very satisfied with your work.

On August 15^th, 2014, We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Senior Research Associate in Illinois in the Field of Electrical Engineering

General Field: Electrical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Research Associate

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Illinois

Approval Notice Date: August 15, 2014

Processing Time: 5 Months, 1 Day

Case Summary:

North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com represented a Senior Research Associate in Illinois in the field of Electrical Engineering. His work has focused specifically on power system engineering. Specifically, he investigated the feasibility of a wide-area measurement system (WAMS) on the Iranian Transmission Grid.In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to Electrical Engineering, including 36 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers. His publications had been cited at least 451 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 technical reviewer for 16 journals and numerous international conferences and meetings. As stated by one independent recommender, “With such modeling capabilities that can account for inherent uncertainties in the daily operation of any grid, the US power system could be operated more safely and economically, and yet unforeseen events like the possibility of a cascading failure could be more efficiently dealt with. Continued investigation into this field, then, is essential to fixing the problem that is becoming America’s deteriorating infrastructure, now dropped to 14^th place when ranked the world over. Minds like that of [client] are vital to the furtherance of scientific inquiry in this field, and should be fostered to the greatest possible extent.” 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 5 months and 1 day.

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(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%