Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for a Ph.D. Candidate from Nepal in the Field of Civil Engineering [40 Citations + Distinctive Academic & Professional Background]
Client’s Testimonial:
“Thank you. I am very happy with your all assistance throughout the application process.”
On January 4th, 2022, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Ph.D. Candidate in the Field of Civil Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Civil Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Ph.D. Candidate
Country of Origin: Nepal
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: North Carolina
Approval Notice Date: January 4th, 2022
Processing Time: 10 months, 2 days
Case Summary:
Based on the huge number of successful cases, North America Immigration Law Group has developed the most up-to-date winning strategies for the NIW category, which enable us to offer our “Approval or Refund” services to many of the NIW cases we take. However, there are certain prerequisites to be fulfilled by an individual including:
- The foreign national must be in a position to advance the proposed endeavor.
- The applicant must present evidence that the U.S. would benefit on balance to waive the job offer criteria for an EB-2.
- A proposed endeavor, holding substantial merit and national importance.
He has completed his MS in civil and environmental engineering and as an expert in the field of civil engineering, his research related to developing easily accessible decision-supporting models to solve complex real-world water problems has great substantial merit and national importance. Therefore, to make a persuasive case in his favor, we included the following details in his petition packet:
- His work has resulted in 1 peer-reviewed journal article (first-authored), 4 conference papers (2 of them first-authored), and 4 technical reports.
- His publications have been cited a total of 40 times according to Google Scholar.
- He has completed at least 3 peer reviews to date.
“[The client] contribution is beneficial not only to the field of civil engineering and hydropower research but also to the United States hydropower development industry…his tool provides researchers and government agencies both with crucial information that improves accurate hydropower representation and helps drive decisions in policymaking.”
In consequence, he proposes to address the spatio-temporal obstacles present in existing models, integrating statistical and socioeconomic models that better characterize the human activity and climate, and developing water allocation strategies that optimize water use benefits across local and basin levels.
On that account, he received his NIW approval despite a low citation record. He has even retained our firm for his I-485 case which is under active status at present. We are pleased to have been a part of his success story and would like to wish him good luck in his upcoming endeavors.