Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Coastal Engineer in Washington in the Field of Coastal Engineering
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On March 12, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Coastal Engineer in the Field of Coastal Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Coastal Engineer
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Washington
Approval Notice Date: March 12th, 2015
Processing Time: 4 Months, 13 Days
In this case we were offered the opportunity to work with an Iranian coastal engineer, who had focused specifically on tsunami generation and propagation to properly design coastal structures. As part of our successful strategy for our client’s case, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to his field, which included 3 peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 book chapter, and numerous conference papers and presentations. This work had received at least 109 citations by the time we filed his case, nearly all of which were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating the wide recognition of and reliance upon our client’s work in his field. We also showed that his continued employment in his field would benefit both his field as a whole and the people of the United States in general. An independent recommender confirmed the importance of his work: “[Client] found significant deficiencies in the current estimates of tsunami-bore velocity and direction during the evaluation of tsunami-induced hydrodynamic forces on structures. Without an accurate understanding of the interactions between tsunami and structure, coastal communities are left in significant danger of destruction due to tsunamis.” We successfully argued 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 four months and thirteen days.