Success Stories: NIW Approval with Customized Petition Packet Drafted by Our Law Firm for a Professor from China with 19 Citations, Despite RFE
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On March 24th, 2020, we received another NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a a Professor in the Field of Civil Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Civil Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Professor
Country of Origin: China
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: China
Approval Notice Date: March 24th, 2020
Processing Time: 13 months, 8 days
Case Summary:
A professor from China engaged the expert services of North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) to help him with the first step of the two-part green card process- filing an I-140 petition. After carefully evaluating our client’s credentials, we confirmed that he was a suitable candidate for EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver). As soon as our client signed and returned the contract to us, we got to work preparing a convincing EB-2 NIW presentation for him.
Establishing our client’s high standing in the field:
As with all our cases, we worked diligently to compile a wealth of information on our client’s accolades and accomplishments. For instance, we noted his M.Eng. in hydraulic structural engineering, the 19 citations to his work and the 28 publications to his name. We also noted the 4 times our client reviewed the work of his peers. We established that not many other researchers can attain such effectual research results and that his findings on improving education for civil engineering as well as our understanding of soil mechanics is of great importance because it enables the construction of safer and stronger infrastructure.
Gathering additional evidence:
To strengthen our client’s EB-2 NIW petition, we asked him to persuade his peers to help out. We needed them to sign recommendation letters that verified the importance of our client’s research not just to other researchers but to the nation as a whole. 6 experts agreed to advocate for the approval of our client’s EB-2 NIW petition, one of whom described his work as: “This work is a tremendous benefit to the United States, since nearly every citizen relies on public infrastructure on a daily basis for transportation, safety, and the generation of electrical power. [Client] has clearly shown himself to be an extraordinarily effective researcher, and considering the benefits that his work has already achieved, it is imperative that he be allowed to further advance the field by conducting this research in the United States.”
Obtaining petition approval:
Although we presented a strong case to the USCIS, our client’s petition was issued a Request For Evidence (RFE). With our experience of securing over 16,000 I-140 approvals, we put together a solid response which eventually led to the case approval after 13 months and 8 days. We congratulate our client for overcoming such a significant hurdle in the green card process and we wish him well as he continues to progress the important field of civil engineering.