Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Fellow in Illinois in the Field of Biological Systems Engineering
On December 8th, 2014 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Biological Systems Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Illinois
Approval Notice Date: December 8th, 2014
Processing Time: 4 Months, 23 Days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Postdoctoral Fellow from Iran. Her work has focused specifically on the sustainability of food and energy—the two most fundamentally necessary natural resources, ubiquitously important on a global scale. We successfully demonstrated that her continued employment in the field would benefit those in her 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 her highly significant contributions to her field, including 5 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous conference papers. Her publications had been cited at least 11 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 her work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “[Client’s] work utilizes co-products of the corn and soy industries, while greatly reducing the amount of small fish caught for application in meat-based aquafeed. This contributes to a more sustainable biological system, benefitting American agriculture, aquaculture, energy, economy, and the food supply.” 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. Her NIW petition was approved in 4 months and 23 days.