Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved by Nebraska Service Center for Advanced Scientist from India in the Field of Thin Film Technology
Client’s Testimonial:
“Thanks for the help in getting the I-140 approval notice.”
On March 21st, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Advanced Scientist in the Field of Thin Film Technology (Approval Notice).
General Field: Thin Film Technology
Work nature at the Time of Case Filing: Research and Development
Country of Origin: India
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Ohio
Approval Notice Date: March 21st, 2016
Processing Time: 8 months, 13 days
Nebraska Service Center spent 8 months and 13 days adjudicating this EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) case. It involved a scientist from India working in the field of thin film technology. North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) was hired to file two I-140 petitions for this client: one under the EB-1B (Outstanding Professors and Researchers) visa category and the other under EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver). Many of our clients choose to do this as it increases their chances of getting an approval. For example if one petition is denied, there is a chance that the other may still be approved. In this case, our client recently received an approval notice for his EB-2 NIW petition and is still awaiting a decision on his EB-1B case.
Compelling Credentials:
As the attorney-on-record, we were tasked with much more than just submitting the paperwork. We had to clearly demonstrate the benefits of our client’s research to the United States and successfully prove that not many other researchers in the field can do as well as him. Our client provided us with an array of information on his professional and scholarly triumphs, and we used what we had to build our case. For instance, we proved to the USCIS that our client’s Ph.D. in Physics has armed him with the skillsets and knowledge needed to conduct outstanding research in the field.
Strong Support:
Third-party opinions are crucial as they inform the USCIS that the petitioner’s work is significant not just to themselves and/or to their employers, but to others working in the field as well. In this case, our client managed to gather recommendation letters from other experts in his field, all of whom confirmed that his work benefits the entire field of thin film technology and by extension, the United States as a whole.
Optimistic Results:
We would like to congratulate our client for obtaining an EB-2 NIW approval notice from the USCIS. This serves as an optimistic reminder that his EB-1B petition may be approved too. This will allow him to file an I-485 application immediately and not have to wait for his priority date to become current. We join him as he awaits favorable news from the USCIS. In the meantime, we wish him well with his research efforts.