Success Story: NIW Approval Secured After RFE for an AI Engineer Researcher With Our Expert Guidance

Posted by wegreened on October 12, 2026 in Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering), Computer Science (Internet, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Cryptography), NIW

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On September 9^th, 2026, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Mechanical Engineer Researcher in the Field of Mechanical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Mechanical Engineering/ Computer Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: AI Engineer Researcher

Country of Origin: Iran

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Pennsylvania

Approval Notice Date: September 9^th, 2026

Processing Time: 19 months, 4 days (Premium Processing Upgrade Requested)

Case Summary:

We are pleased to announce the I-140 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition approval for a mechanical engineering researcher specializing in artificial intelligence applications for healthcare. The client holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering and currently works as a mechanical engineer research scientist at a private consulting firm.

National Significance & Research Focus

The client’s research directly addresses a major public health challenge: adverse drug reactions, which represent a leading cause of preventable mortality globally. This work directly supports U.S. national interests by improving patient safety, optimizing clinical decision-making, and mitigating the immense economic burden of national healthcare expenditures. Furthermore, her research advances federally designated Critical and Emerging Technology areas, specifically artificial intelligence and advanced computing.

Substantiating Field Impact and Overcoming the RFE

To establish eligibility under Matter of Dhanasar, our legal team presented a comprehensive record of the client's academic and practical achievements:

Scholarly Dissemination: Authorship of 2 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 first-authored) and 1 first-authored peer-reviewed conference paper.
Citation Impact & Percentiles: Accumulation of 36 citations across her published body of work. Rather than presenting raw figures alone, we contextualized these metrics using bibliometric data to prove to the adjudicator that her first-authored paper on soft robotic actuator optimization ranked in the top 20% most-cited engineering articles for its publication year.
Practical Implementation: Concrete evidence showing that independent international researchers actively rely on her algorithms and modeling frameworks to advance assistive robotics, load redistribution systems, and autonomous designs.

During adjudication, USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) questioning the petition. In response, our team provided additional objective evidence and detailed arguments demonstrating how her past mechanical engineering breakthroughs in AI-driven soft robotics laid the exact technical foundation required to advance clinical decision-making algorithms.

Expert Testimony & Conclusion

The petition was further corroborated by 2 recommendation letters from independent and field experts who confirmed the national value and technical necessity of her endeavor. As one expert highlighted:

"She has been and will continue to be an extraordinary scientist, making original scientific contributions vital to the national interests of the United States."

Following our detailed RFE response, USCIS approved the client's EB-2 NIW petition, validating her continued contributions to clinical AI and mechanical engineering in the United States.

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North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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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%