Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved in 8.5 Months for Senior Research Engineer from Colombia in the Field of Mechanical Engineering
Client’s Testimonial:
“Great!! Thank you very much!!”
On April 7th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Research Engineer in the Field of Mechanical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Mechanical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Research Engineer
Country of Origin: Colombia
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Ohio
Approval Notice Date: April 7th, 2016
Processing Time: 8 months, 14 days
With a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and extensive experience researching thermal management and the application of algorithms and models to electronics cooling research and energy management in buildings, our client has made name for himself as a leader in the field of mechanical engineering. Based on his credentials, we determined that he qualified to file his I-140 petition under EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver). Although we presented a strong case to the USCIS, they took longer than expected to adjudicate our client’s petition. We raised one service request approximately seven months after we filed the petition, and the USCIS ultimately granted their approval less than two months later.
In preparing our client’s EB-2 NIW petition packet, we gathered plenty of information that drew attention to his various professional accomplishments. Here are some of the things we focused on:
- We documented our client’s 6 publications that had gathered 109 citations. Using these numbers, we convinced the USCIS that our client’s work impacts other researchers in the field and that collectively, their findings are of great value to the United States.
- Our client’s advanced degrees (M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering) furnished the USCIS with proof that he is more than capable of carrying out practical and original research.
- We incorporated four recommendation letters that our client had gathered from other expert mechanical engineers. These letters firmly supported our claim that our client is an asset to the United States and that not many other researchers can attain such successful research results. As an example, here is what one of our client’s recommenders had to say about his work: “His work directly enhances energy security and reduces C02 emissions, among other benefits, and so I view [Client's] continued presence within the United States to be imperative to our country’s economic and environmental future.”