Success Stories: North America Immigration Law Group Helps a Research Coordinator in Hematology from Nigeria Obtain National Interest Waiver (NIW) Approval in Less Than 5 Months
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“Thanks again for the effort and diligence put into your work culminating in the approval of my case.”
On March 2nd, 2022, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Research Coordinator in the Field of Hematology (Approval Notice).
General Field: Hematology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Coordinator
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Country of Residence at the Time of Filing: Nigeria
Approval Notice Date: March 2nd, 2022
Processing Time: 4 months, 16 days
Case Summary:
The I-140 National Interest Waiver (NIW) visa is for those nonimmigrants who can prove their value to the United States in any field including medicine, engineering, etc. Thus those seeking a national interest waiver are requesting that the job offer, and thus the labor certification, be waived because it is in the interest of the United States. The endeavors that qualify for a national interest waiver are not defined by statute; instead, USCIS considers the 3 factors below:
- The proposed endeavor has both substantial merit and national importance.
- You are well positioned to advance the proposed endeavor.
- On balance, it would be beneficial to the United States to waive the requirements of a job offer, and thus the labor certification.
- His proposed endeavor is to continue his research on red blood cell disorders and sickle cell disease in order to improve diagnosis, prognostication, and the quality of life of sickle cell disease patients while reducing the cost of healthcare utilization.
- His research advancing his proposed endeavor is of great importance because it is critical to understanding the morbidity and mortality related to sickle cell disease.
- His proposed endeavor also has broad implications for the United States since sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, affecting approximately 100,000 Americans.
- Due to its clear national importance, his research has in fact been supported with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
- His research has resulted in 4 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 first-authored) and 1 letter to the editor.
- His publications have been cited a total of 34 times according to Google Scholar.
- He was part of an esteemed group of experts who created a white paper that established high-priority research areas that should be undertaken globally to improve sickle cell research.
- He has pursued research directly related to his proposed endeavor of researching red blood cell disorders and sickle cell disease for 11 years.
- Finally, he was also able to obtain 2 letters of recommendation one each from a dependent and independent expert in his area of research. This certainly aided in the adjudication process by corroborating the other facts about our client.
So, the adjudication of his case became easy because of the thorough case preparation strategy of our team at NAILG, landing our client his NIW approval in less than 5 months. We are grateful for the opportunity of helping him in the process and we wish him all the very best in life.