Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for an Assistant Scientist in Florida in the Field of Biomedical Research
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On January 26th, 2015, We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for an Assistant Scientist in the Field of Biomedical Research
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Assistant Scientist
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Florida
Approval Notice Date: January 26th, 2015
Processing Time: 6 months, 9 days
In this case, North America Immigration Law Group was given the opportunity to work with a biomedical researcher from Iran whose research was particularly focused on neural stem cell biology and technology, especially as pertains to the development of new methods for neural cell purification, optimization of cell therapy for neurological diseases, the study of stem cell-like cells in glioblastoma multiforme, and the development of immunotherapeutic approaches to eradicate brain cancers. We showed that his continued employment in his field would benefit both his field in particular and the populace of the United States as a whole. His work had been published in 36 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as in numerous conference papers. At the time we filed his case, these publications had received no fewer than 260 citations from independent researchers around the world, a strong testament to the wide reliance upon this research in the field as well as the broad recognition it has received. An independent recommender emphasized the importance of our client’s work: “[Client’s] research in further understanding cancer stem cells and cancer immunotherapy is tremendously important in improving current cancer treatments and unlocking the key to decreasing the lives lost worldwide due to cancer.” Through extensive documentation, we were able to successfully argue that our client would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 6 months and 9 days.