Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Research Scholar in North Carolina in the Field of Transportation Engineering
On December 7th, 2014 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Field of Transportation Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: North Carolina
Approval Notice Date: December 7th, 2014
Processing Time: 4 Months, 28 Days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar from Iran. His work has focused specifically on optimizing travel networks in terms of safety and travel time. 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 10 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, 10 technical reports, 19 peer-reviewed conference papers, and numerous presentations at national and international conferences. His publications had been cited at least 111 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, “One of these projects concerns the development of an accurate methodology to determine travel time reliability in the face of possible delays due to weather, traffic incidents, and road construction. [Client] was responsible to identifying these factors and characterizing the impact that they might possibly have on travel time variability. This work is incredibly important for the maintenance of current freeway facilities and the construction of new ones and, is critical to the success of the upcoming national MAP21 performance measures guidelines anticipated to be released later this year.” 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 28 days.