Success Stories: NIW Petition Subsequently Approved 13 Months after Filing for South Korean Petitioner in the Field of Biomedical Engineering
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On May 2nd, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Petitioner in the Field of Biomedical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Biomedical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: N/A
Country of Origin: South Korea
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Florida
Approval Notice Date: May 2nd, 2016
Processing Time: 13 months, 2 days
Case Summary:
A lengthy 13 months and 2 days after we filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on behalf of a biomedical engineering professional from South Korea, the USCIS granted their approval. Our client, a Ph.D. holder and expert researcher, hired us because she knew that we would be dedicated to help her attain green card success.
“The field is highly reliant upon her further innovation, and any delays in [Client’s] research will surely cascade through the community, impeding scientific progress in numerous sub-disciplines. As such, I respectfully urge you to permit her to pursue her research uninterrupted.” – Physics professor, USA
“It is very rare to encounter a researcher as talented as [Client], and the chance of her working in the U.S. should not be wasted.” – Biomedical engineering professor, USA
These statements were made by a couple of our client’s recommenders—experts in the field of biomedical engineering. Two others experts also contributed recommendation letters that detailed the value of our client’s research on fiber optic spectral polarimetry instruments for PS-OCT (polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography). We used these letters to establish our client’s leadership position in the field and support our argument that her sustained presence in the US to conduct research is extremely important, especially when it comes to improving preventative and general healthcare in the United States’ medical industry.
As further proof that our client is a great contributor to the realm of science, we listed her 3 published journal articles and 6 conference papers. Using Google Scholar as a reference, we also listed the 100 citations to her work.
The hard climb to the top:
It was not easy obtaining an EB-2 NIW petition approval. Firstly, we raised a service request on our client’s behalf when the case was considered outside the normal processing time. When that didn’t change anything, we encouraged our client to contact her congressperson for a follow-up. According to her congressperson, the case was being adjudicated by an officer and that notification of the decision would be sent to our client. To our delight, our client’s case was approved 8 days later. We thank her for choosing North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) to represent her NIW case.