Success Stories: Biotechnology Research Assistant in Maryland Receives EB-2 NIW Approval

Posted by wegreened on January 20, 2014 in NIW, Biology (Pathology and Immunology, Human Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Animal, Plant, Microbiology, Genetics, Botany)

Client’s Testimonial:

I am pleased with this result

On January 8, 2014, We Received Another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval for a Biotechnology Research Assistant in Maryland (Approval Notice)

General Field: Biotechnology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Assistant

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Maryland

Approval Notice Date: January 8, 2014

Processing Time: 5 Months, 7 Days (including RFE response time)

Case Summary:

On January 8, 2014, we at North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com heard that one of our clients, a Research Assistant in the field of biotechnology, received EB-2 NIW approval. This client’s contributions towards improving the delivery of histidine-lysine (HK) peptides for siRNA included characterizing the biophysical properties of peptide siRNA polyplexes and identifying the thermodynamics of HK siRNA binding with isothermal titration calorimetry. This client published his findings in nine journal articles; he is listed as the first-author for three of these. These works had received 189 citations at the time of filing, showing that his research has influenced others in his field. We provided evidence of the client’s publications and citations, while also providing letters of recommendation signed by experts in the biotechnology field. One recommender supported the client by saying: “His work will undoubtedly contribute to the improvement of a patient’s quality of life, and also to patient life expectancy since this latter is directly related to the targeting ability, or tumor specificity, of the treatment.” This case did receive an RFE, but received EB-2 NIW approval after 5 months, 7 days.

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(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%