Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved in Less than 6 Months for Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Field of Radiology
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On January 13th, 2020, we received another NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Field of Radiology (Approval Notice).
General Field: Radiology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Country of Origin: Iran
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Maryland
Approval Notice Date: January 13th, 2020
Processing Time: 9 months, 24 days
Case Summary:
9 months and 24 days after we filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) on our client's behalf, Texas Service Center approved her petition. Our client, a postdoctoral research fellow from Iran has years of experience working in the field of radiology and is currently focused on cancer imaging.
Client’s Credentials:
To support our argument that our client merits a national interest waiver, we submitted evidence of her impressive publication. At the time we filed her case, our client has published 17 peer-reviewed journal articles (3 of them first-authored and 1 co-first-authored) and 1 book chapter that collected 15 citations; thereby demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. She has also conducted 4 reviews for distinguished journals and conferences. We incorporated the related material into her petition letter, and provided in-depth analysis to show the merit of our client’s endeavor. Additionally, we summarized that our client’s investigation in her area is of great importance because it addresses some of the most pressing medical concerns related to complex diseases. Our client therefore conducted a study which revealed the most common factors that prevent the pursuit of cancer screening in at-risk populations.
Third-party Support:
To increase our chances of attaining a petition approval from the USCIS, we encouraged our client to obtain recommendation letters from other experts in the field. We needed these letters to fortify our claim that our client’s work is of utmost importance to the United States and that her findings benefit other researchers. Our client managed to get 6 signed letters, one of which stated that: “[Client], a researcher in the field of radiology, has been conducting a study that has outlined the acute significance of performing lung cancer screenings on the most vulnerable populations and analyzed factors that prevent those people from obtaining screening services on a national scale.”
With our help, we are delighted that her NIW petition was approved in 9 months and 24 days. We thank her for trusting us and wish her the best as she continues to advance the field of radiology in the United States. We thank her for retaining our services to help her adjust her status for permanent residence by filing an I-485 application.