Success Stories: Our Firm Helped a Part-time Research Associate/Adjunct Faculty Member from Nepal in the Field of Materials Science Attain NIW Approval
Client’s Testimonial:
“Thank you for your support.”
On March 30th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Part-time Research Associate/Adjunct Faculty Member in the Field of Materials Science (Approval Notice).
General Field: Materials Science
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Part-time Research Associate/Adjunct Faculty Member
Country of Origin: Nepal
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Connecticut
Approval Notice Date: March 30th, 2016
Processing Time: 9 months, 7 days
A part-time research associate and adjunct faculty member from Nepal hired North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) to help him get one step closer to a green card. His Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy and his extensive experience working in the field of materials science had armed him with the educational and professional background to qualify for EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver).
We spent several months assembling as much relevant information as we could on our client’s ample accomplishments. Amongst other things, the EB-2 NIW petition that we put together contained the following: the 20 citations amassed from his work, the 6 times he conducted peer reviews for 2 journals, and his 13 published scientific articles. Based on the data that we had collected, we clearly established that our client’s research ventures have led to many advantages for the materials science community as a whole, which in turn, progresses research conducted in the United States. We supported our argument by accounting for our client’s research projects on synthesizing and carefully characterizing the physiochemical and optoelectric properties of various materials. We concluded that his work progresses the United States solar cell industry and semiconductor industry by providing a basis for further reducing solar cell fabrication costs.
Although we had enough information to argue a strong case, we needed to make it airtight. We resolved this issue by including recommendation letters contributed by other expert materials scientists, all of whom advocated for the approval of our client’s EB-1A petition. Here are a couple of excerpts:
“[Client’s] scientific output distinguishes him from his peers and establishes his value to the national interest. His strong record makes me confident that he will remain a dynamic force of progress in the important arena of solar cell research for many years to come.”
“[Client’s] various discoveries and other scientific results, which I will describe in more detail below, prove that he is an original researcher who has left a very strong impression on solar cell and thin film research. It stands to reason that, barring the unexpected and unwarranted interruption of his career, [Client] will go on to provide many more valuable innovations to his peers.”
Overall, our client waited a little over nine months for an approval notice. During that time, we raised a service request on his behalf when the processing time went beyond the norm. Despite the lengthy wait, we are pleased that our well-prepared presentation of our client’s solid credentials persuaded the USCIS to approve his EB-2 NIW petition. We join him as he celebrates this happy occasion.