Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved in 2 Months and 9 Days for Technical Staff Member from Iran in the Field of Materials Science
Client’s Testimonial:
“I am very pleased and excited to hear the news. Your service was excellent and I will be happy to recommend you and post positive reviews about this process […] Thanks for your excellent service and I hope we can have same flawless process in filling I-485 case.”
On April 12th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Technical Staff Member in the Field of Materials Science (Approval Notice).
General Field: Materials Science
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Technical Staff Member
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Florida
Approval Notice Date: April 12th, 2016
Processing Time: 2 months, 9 days
A gifted technical staff member from Iran is one of North America Immigration Law Group’s many EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) stories of success. After we filed an I-140 petition on his behalf, he received notification of case approval just 2 months and 9 days later (this is considered extremely quick as the USICS usually spends between 4-9 months adjudicating petitions). We have no doubt that our excellent presentation of our client’s solid qualifications persuaded the USCIS to grant their approval.
Qualifying for the national interest waiver:
With two master’s degrees and a doctoral degree, our client certainly has the academic qualifications to continue carrying out materials science research that is beneficial to the United States. His advanced degrees prove that he is equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to do so. Besides our client’s scholarly achievements, we documented his 16 published papers, all of which appeared in high impact scientific journals. Furthermore, we listed the 47 citations to his work and used it to prove to the USCIS that his findings are being utilized by other scientists around the world. Based on everything we had gathered, we concluded that our client qualifies for the national interest waiver and that he is an asset to the United States. We also established that not many other researchers with similar qualifications can attain the same impactful research results as our client.
Additional Evidence:
Our client is an active member of the materials science community and is focused on applying microscopy and spectroscopy techniques to characterize the nano-material properties of advanced semiconductor devices, microelectromechanical systems, photonic materials, and thin film coatings. We demonstrated that his efforts contribute to the United States manufacturing industries, as his work identifies the properties of the materials used and identifies methods to improve their functionality and resilience. We padded our claim by incorporating recommendation letters signed by other experts in the field, one of whom stated that “Given the diverse industrial applications of his work, [Client’s] research in materials science is of great national value […] the impact of [Client’s] work clearly extends beyond his own field to reach crucial industries in the United States, fully conveying the importance of his work in materials science.”
Obtaining a green card:
Our client is extremely close to the green card finish line. We recently helped him file I-485 applications for himself and his wife and once the USICS approves their applications, they will become American permanent residents. We join them as they await a favorable outcome.