Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Civil Engineer in Nevada in the Field of Civil Engineering
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On May 5th, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Civil Engineer in the Field of Civil Engineering
General Field: Civil Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Civil Engineer
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Nevada
Approval Notice Date: May 5th, 2015
Processing Time: 4 Months, 24 Days
Case Summary:
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Civil Engineer from Iran. His work has focused specifically on earthquake engineering and, relatedly, structural and nonstructural engineering. We successfully demonstrated that his continued employment in the field would benefit those in his 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 his highly significant contributions to his field, including 5 peer-reviewed journal articles and 25 conference papers. His publications had been cited at least 25 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 his work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “Representation of seismic vulnerability through fragility curves has long been employed for structural systems. However, mostly due to the lack of sufficient data, the development and availability of fragility curves for nonstructural systems is debilitatingly limited. Now, thanks to [client’s] study, there is finally a major project underway concerning the enhancement of nonstructural fragility curves. While this project is still ongoing, it has already made it easier for civil engineers to gauge the susceptibility of nonstructural systems to seismic damage before said damage occurs, contributing to the building of more efficient systems.” 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. His NIW petition was approved in 4 months and 24 days.