Success Stories: Iranian Senior MEMS Design Engineer in the Field of Electrical Engineering Obtains an NIW Petition Approval and a Green Card
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“Thank you very much for all of your help.”
On September 2nd, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior MEMS Design Engineer in the Field of Electrical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Electrical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior MEMS Design Engineer
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts
Approval Notice Date: September 2nd, 2016
Processing Time: 66 Days
Case Summary:
Not long ago, a senior MEMS design engineer from Iran hired North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) to file an I-140 petition and an I-485 application on his behalf. These are the two steps involved in the green card process, and they are undeniably hard to attain approval. However, with a winning legal strategy and strong petition letter, we were able to make our client’s dreams of becoming an American permanent resident come true.
Details of the case:
We filed our client’s I-140 petition under the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) visa category. We needed to prove to the USCIS that our client is one of only a scant handful of researchers who can obtain research results of such high caliber. We also had to prove that his work in the field of electrical engineering positively impacts the United States. Thanks to our client’s comprehensive research summary (which he presented to us so that we could better understand his research), we were able to conclude that his work on the development of piezoelectric micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) directly contributes to the electronics industry in addition to the information and communication sector. Furthermore, his research efforts are contributing to the United States’ ability to remain on the cutting edge in the development of high-performance and high-efficiency electronics and communication systems.
To support our argument, our client’s petition packet included recommendation letters contributed by other expert electrical engineers, one of whom stated, in part, that “[Client] has made important contributions to electrical engineering research and MEMS studies. He has demonstrated that he is an important contributor to the field, having yielded several impressive developments in MEMS work in recent years.” Alongside these letters were information on our client’s doctoral degree, the 11 peer-reviewed papers and 1 patent to his name, the 107 times his work was cited, and other relevant data related to his accomplishments in the field.
Concurrent Filing:
Our client elected to file his I-140 and I-485 concurrently. A benefit to doing so is being able to trim down the overall wait time associated with the green card process. To our delight, he only waited 66 days for his I-140 petition to be approved (it usually takes between 4-9 months) and a little over a month later, his I-485 application followed suit. To learn more about concurrent filing, please head to http://www.wegreened.com/I-140-and-I-485-concurrent-filing.
We congratulate our client for becoming an American permanent resident and we thank him for trusting our law firm to help him navigate the complex green card process.