Success Stories: In Only 3 Days, A Chinese Integrity Risk Assessment Engineer in the Field of Mechanical Engineering Gets NIW Approval

Posted by wegreened on October 3, 2024 in NIW, Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering)

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“Wow that's so quick. A HUGE thank you to the team for putting together my case.”

On June 13^th, 2024, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Integrity Risk Assessment Engineer In the Field of Mechanical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Mechanical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Integrity Risk Assessment Engineer

Country of Origin: China

Approval Notice Date: June 13^th, 2024

Processing Time: 3 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A Chinese Integrity Risk Assessment Engineer had contacted the North America Immigration Law Group, seeking assistance in filing an NIW petition on her behalf. Based on the background check we performed, we found that her endeavor was to develop advanced pipeline integrity assessment methodologies and technologies to enhance the safety of aging infrastructure in the oil and gas industries. After completing our assessment, we determined that she would have a strong case to present, and accepted her offer. Based on what we were able to find, we created a customized petition package with the following details:

She has a Ph.D. in mechanical and manufacturing engineering, proving that she has an advanced degree.
She has a very strong publishing record, with 8 peer-reviewed journal articles (7 of them first-authored), 1 peer-reviewed conference paper, 3 accepted conference papers (1 of them first-authored), and 1 conference abstract. In addition, her work has been published in no less than 3 highly-ranked peer-reviewed journals.
Her work has also been highly influential in her field, with a total of 294 citations at the time of filing. In addition, a number of her papers are among the most highly cited in their field in their year of publication.
Her proposed endeavor also has broad implications for the oil and gas industry of the United States. Her research on advanced pipeline integrity assessment methodologies and technologies ensures the safety and reliability of national infrastructure, thereby reducing the rate of property damage, injuries, and deaths associated with pipeline incidents.
She has also received funding from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), showing that her research is important enough to gain the support of government organizations.
She is also very active within the scientific community, having completed at least 16 reviews on the work of her fellow experts, which is a task assigned only to those esteemed enough to review the findings of other researchers.

Based on the information our team has gathered, we were able to build a strong case to secure our client’s NIW approval, alongside the help of the premium processing service offered by the USCIS. We thank our client for putting her trust in our firm and wish her the best in her research.

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(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%