Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Researcher in Massachusetts in the Field of Computer Engineering
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On April 7th, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Field of Computer Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Researcher
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts
Approval Notice Date: April 7th, 2015
Processing Time: 9 Months, 25 Days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Postdoctoral Researcher from Iran. His work had focused specifically on developing principled tools and novel stochastic control methods for robotic systems to perform safe and reliable decision-making under uncertainty. 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 1 book chapter, 2 first-authored, peer-reviewed journal article, 11 conference proceedings (10 first-authored), 6 technical reports (all first-authored), and 3 conference posters and workshop papers. His publications had been cited at least 78 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, “Although rescue robots are an area of interest to the United States, as they help people ensure safety of people who've encountered natural disasters, the application of [client’s] research can be applied to a much broader range of uses. [Client’s] work be utilized to localize medical devices within a patient’s body, for autonomous driving, and to help the visually impaired navigate their environments effectively.” 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 9 months and 25 days.