Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Researcher in New York in the Field of Electrochemistry
Client’s Testimonial:
I would like to thank you for all your efforts on my case! I am very happy that both my I-140 and I-485 applications have been approved.
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: New York
Approval Notice Date: May 29, 2014
Processing Time: 7 months, 11 days
In this case, the client that North America Immigration Law Group - WeGreened.com had the pleasure of working with was a Postdoctoral Researcher from Iran. She had focused her doctoral and post-doctoral research in the area of nanostructured materials, including DNA-based genosensors, an electrochemical aptasensor for analysis of dopamine, and metal nanoparticles for environmental sensing– topics of study that have great implications for public health and cancer diagnostics. 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 16 peer-reviewed journal articles. Her publications had been cited at least 523 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 national scope of her work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “Oxygen reduction (ORR) is the most important reaction in converting energy in fuel cells. For fuel cells, the ORR kinetics must be sped up by a catalyst. While platinum is the preferred metal, it is far too expensive. [She] is finding practical methods and materials so that efficient and powerful fuel cells will be readily available. In order to replace platinum, [she] has found a viable option in palladium. It is cheaper and far more abundant in nature. This is very important work and the U.S. would be remiss in not allowing [her] to continue it.” 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 7 months and 11 days.