Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Associate Scientist in California in the Field of Pharmacology and Virology
On May 4th, 2015, We Received an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for an Associate Scientist in the Field of Pharmacology and Virology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Associate Scientist
Country of Origin: Canada
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California
Approval Notice Date: May 4th, 2015
Processing Time: 4 Months, 17 Days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work with in this case was an associate scientist from Canada. Her work had focused specifically on elucidating the biological mechanisms of the human immune response for the improvement of treatment options and developing novel tools for the study of certain disease-promoting factors in the body. We successfully demonstrated that her continued employment in the field would benefit those in her field, as well as the citizens of the United States at large. In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving her highly significant contributions to her field, including 11 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous conference papers. Her publications had been cited at least 415 times at the time we filed the case; nearly all of the citations were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. The importance of her work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “The United States is a leader in scientific discovery and relies on the talents of young scientists like [client] to keep us completive with the rest of the world. [Client’s] work has had a great impact on developing novel therapies for treatment of HCV. [Client’s] expertise in biochemistry and molecular pharmacology brings great value to our country's scientific enterprise.” 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. Her NIW petition was approved in 4 months and 17 days.