Success Stories: Iranian Graduate Research Assistant in Biomedical Engineering Gets NIW Approval in Record Time, with Our Help
Client’s Testimonial:
“I must thank you for all your help and efforts with the application process.”
On November 18th, 2021, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Graduate Research Assistant in the Field of Biomedical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Biomedical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Graduate Research Assistant
Country of Origin: Iran
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Georgia
Approval Notice Date: November 18th, 2021
Processing Time: 8 months, 3 days
Case Summary:
In March 2021, an expert in the field of biomedical engineering from Iran came to us asking for help with filing her NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition. Having dealt with thousands of NIW cases in the past, we quickly found that her proposed endeavor is to continue her research on the development of state-of-the-art biocompatible and antibacterial nitric oxide-releasing medical devices, biomaterials, and scaffolds for the treatment of infections and the improvement of damaged tissue regeneration.
It was clear to our team that her innovative antibacterial wound treatment methods are invaluable healing components that not only improve the likelihood of successful restoration but also drastically bolster the patient’s quality of life. It was because of this that getting a National Interest Waiver for her was not too difficult. Since the USCIS wants the category to be used by those whose work has a clear impact on the national interest of the U.S., the entire process of filing and getting approval was quite short. Our team had made sure to include the following few things in the petition packet to make sure of success:
- Details of the proposed endeavor and proof of its national importance for the United States.
- Documents showing academic and professional excellence such as her research publication history. We were able to show that her research has resulted in 7 peer-reviewed journal articles (5 of them first-authored) in no fewer than 5 highly ranked peer-reviewed journals. And these works have been cited a total of 55 times according to Google Scholar.
- We also found out that her work had been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- To corroborate the above information, we included 4 letters of recommendation, two of which said the following:
“[The client] is one biomedical engineering researcher who has made substantial breakthroughs in the application of silk fibroin not only for dynamic and flexible nitric oxide delivery but also for powerful dermal wound treatment.”
“[Client’s] research has direct applications for antimicrobial agents and infection control, particularly for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), a prevailing cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States and the fifth leading cause of death in acute care hospitals.”
We are thus glad to have been of aid to her in this process and we wish her the very best in all future endeavors.