Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved (based on Matter of Dhanasar) for Associate from Iran in the Field of Systems Engineering

Posted by wegreened on November 28, 2017 in NIW

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On June 3^rd, 2017, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Associate in the Field of Systems Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Systems Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Associate

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Virginia

Approval Notice Date: June 3^rd, 2017

Processing Time: 4 months

Case Summary:

Exactly 4 months after North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition for an Iranian systems engineering expert, the USCIS approved it. As our client’s case was approved after December 27^th, 2016, it was adjudicated based on Matter of Dhanasar, the latest framework used by the USCIS to determine “national interest waiver” eligibility. In a nutshell, the USCIS made sure that our client met the following criteria:

His work has both substantial merit and national importance.
He is well-positioned to advance the field of systems engineering.
It is beneficial to the US to waive the job offer and labor certification requirements.

So how did we convince the USCIS that our client deserved the national interest waiver? For one, we used Google Scholar to confirm his citation and publication count and presented those numbers to the USCIS: at the time of filing, our client’s 10 published articles had collected 66 citations. We also listed the 13 times he conducted peer reviews for several distinguished scientific journals. Further, we detailed our client’s work on the development of state-of-the-art algorithms and frameworks for intelligent traffic signal systems in the context of a connected vehicle environment. After carefully reviewing his studies, we demonstrated that our client contributes to the United States economy by revealing novel system dynamics applications for government policymaking, particularly for regulating and taxing the telecommunications market and other industries.

To support our client’s NIW case, we urged him to contact several of his peers and ask them to contribute recommendation letters. He returned with six letters, once of which contained this statement: “[Client] has clearly positioned himself as a key figure in the sphere of traffic signal systems. His research successes and robust publication record justify his designation as a top-tier researcher driving scientific advancement toward a more sustainable future.”

We are pleased that our diligent efforts paid off and that our client was granted the national interest waiver. We also thank him for retaining our I-485 services, and we look forward to helping him secure a green card.

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North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%