Success Stories: An Iranian Scientist in the Field of Biomedical Engineering Obtains NIW Approval Despite A Long Hold
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On June 16th, 2021, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Scientist in the Field of Biomedical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Biomedical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Scientist
Country of Origin: Iran
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Florida
Approval Notice Date: June 16th, 2021
Processing Time: 15 months, 14 days
Case Summary:
A scientist approached North America Immigration Law Group to file an I-140 petition under the EB-2 visa category (National Interest Waiver) on his behalf. With a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and comprehensive expertise in the same field, our client surely possessed the abilities to achieve the NIW approval. We agreed to help him build this case, and we attached the following details in his petition packet:
- As a part of our job, we showcased his incredible achievements, the impressive record of citations count (107 citations at the time of filing), publications (9 peer-reviewed journal articles (two of them first-authored)), and his review experience (reviewed the work of other researchers in the same field once). Thus, these attributes highlighted his acknowledged skills and experience in the field of biomedical engineering.
- Also, we evaluated his work thoroughly and discussed how his research on identifying the subcellular pathways that control cellular function under optimal health and under pathological conditions with the goal of developing novel therapeutic methods and approaches for neurodegenerative diseases and other pathologies is of great importance because it provides innovation and advancement to the various biomedical technologies used in healthcare.
- In leading him to the EB-2 victory, we also noted that his research project received funding support from several leading organizations, including The National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the American Heart Association. The receipt of financial support from these notable United States-based research agencies proves that our client’s research is undeniably valuable to the United States.
- Furthermore, we added four recommendation letters in his petition packet signed by his fellow researchers in the field of biomedical engineering corroborating that his research related to biomedical knowledge, including biomedical engineering, is the key in understanding disease progression and development. One of the recommenders described our client’s research as:
“Beyond the scope of the scientific community, [client’s] findings change the approach to neurological healthcare. Neurological disorders are recognized as one of the leading factors of disability around the world and the number of individuals around the world who suffer from neurological disorder-based disabilities continues to grow each year… His research elucidates the basic cellular and subcellular mechanisms that contribute to these disorders and explores how these mechanisms offer therapeutic targets for treating dementia and other neurological disorders. Millions around the world benefit from the research that he conducts in biomedical engineering.”
We successfully convinced USCIS that our client as a leading researcher in the field of biomedical engineering directly contributes to the health and wellbeing of residents of the United States. Thus, he was granted the NIW approval, and we would like to thank him for choosing us in handling his I-140 case and allowing us to have this significant role in his success story.