Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved With Only 16 Citations for Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Massachusetts in the Field of Health Care Science
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General Field: Health Care Science
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts
Approval Notice Date: April 25, 2014
Processing Time: 4 months, 8 days
Case Summary:
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the pleasure of working with in this case was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Iran in the field of health care science. His work had had two primary foci: epidemic modeling and control and cancer radiation therapy optimization. We successfully demonstrated that his 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 at least 10 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 1 book, and 12 presentations at national and international conferences; these publications had been published in some of the most prestigious, high impact journals in his field and had been cited at least 16 times at the time of case filing. The influence of our client’s work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “Epidemics such as seasonal influenza or new influenza subtypes, e.g., H1N1, affect millions of Americans and cost the United States tens of billions of dollars every year. The nature of the spread of such diseases, as well as the demand for effective intervention strategies such as vaccination, can be unpredictable. For this reason, research and public health community are very interested in epidemic modeling methods that allow us to accurately estimate the extent to which these factors will impact the health of Americans, as well as our budget for covering a comprehensive response. [He] has reported creating a model that exceeds other epidemic models in the accuracy and breadth of information provided.” 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 8 days.