Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Research Fellow in Pennsylvania in the Field of Health Sciences
On August 5th, 2014 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Research Fellow in the Field of Health Sciences
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Fellow
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Pennsylvania
Approval Notice Date: August 5th, 2014
Processing Time: 4 months, 18 days
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work in this case was a Research Fellow from Taiwan. Her work had focused specifically on the information relating to unmet medical needs, including the importance of genetic testing for Alzheimer’s disease, and the under-diagnosis of hypogonadism and pneumococcal vaccination coverage. 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 11 peer-reviewed publications and articles from leading international conferences. Her publications had been cited at least 113 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, “Although [client’s] research focused exclusively on the United States, genetic discrimination will likely impact individuals worldwide and her important research in this area has helped identify novel solutions to the problem of genetic discrimination that are important for all nations.” 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 18 days.