Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Senior Research Associate in Texas in the Field of Geoinformatics
On March 10, 2015 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Senior Research Associate in the Field of Geoinformatics
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Research Associate
Country of Origin: China
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas
Approval Notice Date: March 10th, 2015
Processing Time: 10 Months, 1 Day
This time we were given the opportunity to work with a geoinformaticist from China specializing in modeling systems in regards to spatial-temporal change and environmental protection. We submitted extensive documentation proving the high significance of his contributions to his field, including his 10 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as numerous conference papers and at least one book chapter - a body of work that had received 37 citations by the time we filed his case. The great majority of these citations are from independent researchers distributed worldwide, demonstrating the wide reliance upon and recognition of our client’s work in his field. An independent recommender affirmed the importance of his work: “Research like that of [Client] downscaling global predictions and regional dynamics to achieve regionally specific forecasts is incredibly important if the United States is to continue to combat the very real threat of climate change. It is my belief that the forward thinking of scientists like [Client] is exactly what we need to solve problems such as these, and many different branches of science, not just geoscience, will suffer if [Client’s] work is not allowed to continue in the most effective manner.” We successfully demonstrated that our client’s continued employment in the field would benefit the people of the United States as a whole as well as his fellow researchers, and argued that he would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in ten months and one day.