Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for a Cardiology Fellow in Florida in the Field of Cardiology
On January 23rd, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Cardiology Fellow in the Field of Cardiology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Cardiology Fellow
Country of Origin: Colombia
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Florida
Approval Notice Date: January 23rd, 2015
Processing Time: 8 months, 9 days
This time we were given the opportunity to work with a cardiologist from Colombia specializing in coronary intervention techniques and strategies. We submitted extensive documentation proving the high significance of his contributions to his field, including his 21 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as numerous book chapters - a body of work that had received 102 citations by the time we filed his case. The great majority of these citations are from independent researchers distributed worldwide, demonstrating the wide reliance upon and recognition of our client’s work in his field. An independent recommender affirmed the importance of his work: “[Client’s] work clearly focuses on areas of high scientific import and relevant clinical impact…[Client’s] innovative work has led to novel approaches that are already implemented in clinical trials, thus helping researchers and practicing physicians alike to determine the best course of action in treating patients with life- threatening complications.” We successfully demonstrated that our client’s continued employment in the field would benefit the people of the United States as a whole as well as his fellow researchers, and argued that he would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 8 months and 9 days.