Success Stories: A Project Scientist from Ethiopia Contacted NAILG to Assist in Obtaining NIW Petition Approval, and Achieved Success
Client’s Testimonial:
“I found out about NAILG while doing a Google search for an attorney that would help me put together a strong case for my NIW application. I had already been in contact with two local law firms regarding this, but I was not sure of their track record and one of them did not even bother to determine whether I had a strong case.
When I read the testimonials and reviews on NAILG’s website, I was almost certain it was too good to be true, but I decided to check out the reviews on Google and Trust Pilot. After reading all those good reviews, I decided to contact them about my case. They asked me to provide some information about my background and did a free evaluation of my case within days. I was very impressed when they offered me their approval or refund service and signed the retainer shortly after. It took about four months to put the entire application package together – most of that time was spent on me obtaining all the required documentation and recommendation letters. Looking at their diligence and the high quality of the case they put together on my behalf, I could not have been more satisfied with their work. My NIW case was approved in 11 months without any complications.
If you are looking for an immigration law firm that offers its services for an affordable and reasonable fee, with attorneys that are honest, professional, and punctual, NAILG is your best option. I have already used their services to file my green card application since the approval of my NIW petition.”
On March 31st, 2021, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Project Scientist in the Field of Educational Technology (Approval Notice).
General Field: Educational Technology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Project Scientist
Country of Origin: Ethiopia
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Pennsylvania
Approval Notice Date: March 31st, 2021
Processing Time: 11 months
Case Summary:
North America Immigration Law Group was approached by a project scientist to help him in composing an I-140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition. Based on his accurate credentials, including his Ph.D. in information and communication technology and several years of experience in conducting classroom studies, developing instructional technology, and educational data mining, predictive modeling, and structural modeling, he was a suitable candidate to secure the national interest waiver. Thus, we affirmed that we will provide him with our full support and commenced filing a strong petition on his behalf.
In his petition packet, we stated the 109 citations accumulated from the 3 peer-reviewed journal articles (2 of them first-authored) and 7 peer-reviewed conference articles (6 of them first-authored) he published. This successful record of our client’s progress and influence in his field reflects the value of his research and its recognition.
In addition, to ensure that our client’s research work is exemplary to be continued here in the United States, we noted his proposed work on developing affect detection machine learning models and analyze student performance data to iteratively design, implement, and refine online educational platforms that focus on teaching math to middle school students in the United States. We concluded that his research is certainly of great importance because Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and concepts are necessary to pace technological development and scientific discovery in the modern world.
Moreover, we observed that our client is also active in the scientific community as a peer reviewer for highly acclaimed journals and conferences. At the time of filing the petition, he had already conducted reviews for many educational journals whereas only the leading experts in their field are invited to perform this important review work.
His expertise and experience have also been acknowledged and supported by funding from leading agencies, demonstrating the excellence of his work. This funding includes grants from the NSF, the goal of which is to further advancement in science, national health, wellness, and prosperity. This clearly demonstrates the significance and national importance of his research in the field. To support the petition further, we added four recommendation letters received from other notable experts in the field, and one of his recommenders stated:
“[Client’s] study of data from online peer-assessment platforms provides a framework for using these systems to facilitate student engagement and reduce dropout rates, and addresses a major gap in educational technology research. His work is essential to the pursuit of increased academic preparedness, to the scientific community, and to the advancement of the United States as a whole.”
We had a pleasure working with our client, and we truly appreciate his cooperation with us. After USCIS adjudicated his case, we were victorious in getting his NIW petition approved without any further request for evidence (RFE). We thank our client for choosing us and congratulate him on this impressive milestone.