Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved Nearly 8 Months after Filing for Optical R&D Scientist in California in the Field of Optical Engineering
Client’s Testimonial:
“Thanks for your notice.”
On April 27th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Optical R&D Scientist in the Field of Optical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Optical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Optical R&D Scientist
Country of Origin: China
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California
Approval Notice Date: April 27th, 2016
Processing Time: 7 months, 25 days
Case Summary:
Nearly 8 months after we submitted an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on behalf of an R&D scientist, Nebraska Service Center informed us that they had approved his petition. Our client, whose work is focused on optics surface testing and military surveillance systems, was born in China and has extensive experience in the field of optical engineering.
According to an expert in the field: “[Client’s] excellence in research, his international reputation for high level production, and the novel developments of his original work all qualify him as an outstanding optical scientist…Additionally, the impact of his work and his dedication to peer-review services have pushed his contributions to the field of optical sciences beyond what is expected from an average researcher, and have made him undoubtedly a well-respected and important optical scientists.” This expert—a prominent professor—contributed a recommendation letter that confirmed the significance of our client’s work to the United States. He was not the only one in our client’s corner. Five of his peers joined him, all of whom signed strong recommendation letters supporting our client’s work.
Additionally, our attorneys and support staff reviewed our client’s research and demonstrated that it impacts scientific research fields such as astronomy, and the optics and photonics industry. Furthermore, our client’s extensive efforts to design military surveillance systems such as high-resolution panoramic cameras are contributing to the United States’ military and national defense. Thanks to Google Scholar and sites like Scopus, we also established that our client’s 6 scientific journal articles, 1 Newsroom publication, and 2 conference publications had collected 68 citations at the time of filing. We also noted the 38 times he conducted peer reviews for high impact scientific journals.
Attaining petition approval:
Although we had to raise one service request on our client’s behalf after the case was considered outside the normal processing time, everything else went smoothly. Our client now has an approved EB-2 NIW petition, which allows him to adjust his status for permanent residence (filing an I-485 application) when his priority date becomes current. We congratulate our client and wish him well as he continues to progress the field of optical engineering.