Case Summary:

“As one of his most notable accomplishments, [the client] has conducted research that is conducive to reducing the rate of battery consumption of multimedia mobile devices. In the United States, over 95 percent of people use a cellphone, with ownership of a smartphone reaching 81 percent of the American population. These statistics demonstrate the widespread use of mobile devices throughout the United States. Mobile devices whose batteries degrade rapidly are a major inconvenience in the daily lives of millions of Americans, and detrimental to the cause of sustainability. [The client] has accomplished much in the way of addressing this issue, producing research that aligns with the interests of the United States.”

“The media and entertainment industry of the United States benefits greatly from the efforts of [the client]. This economic sector encompasses a wide range of different products and services, including television programs, streaming content, and motion pictures. The media and entertainment industry of the United States makes up at least a third of the global media and entertainment industry at a value of over $700 billion. By the year 2023, this total is expected to exceed $825 billion. [the client’s] research is conducive to improving the quality of the services provided by this industry, which is beneficial to the United States economy as a whole.”

These two testimonials confirm that our I-140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) client from Spain was a valued member of the scientific community and his work was valuable for the United States of America. It was in proving this that our team’s expertise lay. So once we had signed the retainer with him, we began by collecting data such as the following to write up his petition letter:

• As an expert in the field of computer science, his proposed endeavor is to build on his experience with machine learning and deep learning models, medical imagery, and video coding. He wanted to develop a state-of-the-art highly efficient video coding algorithm for identifying the critical processing stages in the video coding architecture for use in a range of emerging video communications applications, including remote surgery, cloud gaming, high-quality video surveillance, autonomous driving, and video conferencing.
• His work is of great importance because it has applications in several important disciplines and industries, most importantly the entertainment industry. Through his work, he aims to address the high bandwidth and high computational complexity needed to transmit and transport emerging video formats. His work directly benefits popular streaming services and entertainment apps like Netflix and Tik Tok. His research is thus directly relevant to the global entertainment industry and its continued economic growth.
• Not only this, but he has completed at least 17 reviews to date. With this in mind, we made a note of his publishing record of 18 peer-reviewed conference papers (8 of them first-authored), 14 peer-reviewed journal articles (4 of them first-authored), and 1 first-authored U.S. patent.
• Not only this but his publications have been also cited a total of 242 times according to Google Scholar, thereby demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field of computer science.
• Additionally, he has pursued research directly related to his proposed endeavor of developing a state-of-the-art highly efficient video coding algorithm for identifying the critical processing stages in video coding architecture for use in a range of emerging video communications applications for 8 years.

All of these factors and his 4 letters of recommendation made a big impact on the adjudication committee which granted him the EB2-NIW approval without an RFE. We are happy to have worked with him and helped him get the deserved approval.