Success Stories: In Less than 6 Months, a Postdoctoral Researcher from Iran Secured NIW Approval in the Field of Applied Mathematics
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On March 26th, 2020, we received another NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Field of Applied Mathematics (Approval Notice).
General Field: Applied Mathematics
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Researcher
Country of Origin: Iran
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Minnesota
Approval Notice Date: March 26th, 2020
Processing Time: 5 months, 21 days
Case Summary:
A recent client of ours was described as “[Client] is also a uniquely qualified, talented mathematician, owing in large part to his exemplary educational background.” This statement was made by a prominent professor whose recommendation letter played an important role in securing our client the national interest waiver. This professor was not alone in this show of support and was joined by four other prominent researchers, all of whom contributed recommendation letters of their own. We have no doubt that these letters paved the way for case approval, and we are pleased that our client persuaded these influential researchers to support his EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition.
Besides these letters of recommendation, our client’s comprehensive NIW petition packet was composed of information related to his work on the use of sparse optimization and mathematical models for data analysis. We made sure that our client’s petition packet proved that his research results directly contribute to the United States’ economy and technology. Additionally, we convinced the USCIS that his research in this area is of great importance because it focuses in large part on compressive sensing, a signal processing technique used in a range of applied mathematics, statistics, electrical engineering, and computer science applications.
To further strengthen our client’s NIW petition, we used Google Scholar to confirm his citation count. At the time of filing, his 7 publications had already gathered 30 citations, which proved that his work is important to other researchers in the field of applied mathematics. We also noted the 4 times our client judged the work of his peers.
We are pleased that with our dedicated work, he has overcome this significant hurdle in the green card process. We congratulate him on this win and wish him the best as he waits for the USCIS to take action on his I-485 application. Once approved, he will become a US permanent resident. We thank him for trusting us to be a part of his success story.