Success Stories: Thanks to Our Team’s Efforts, a Kenyan Epidemiologist in the Field of Epidemiology Gets NIW Approval in Only 4 Days

Posted by wegreened on November 8, 2024 in NIW, General Medicine (Public Health, Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases, Vaccines, Virology, Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry)

Client’s Testimonial:

“First, I am so excited and grateful for the work you and your team have done, it only took 4 calendar days and only 2 working days to get this approval! Also, the whole process was very efficient and I didn't even feel the need to call your offices even once.”

On September 18^th, 2023, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Epidemiologist In the Field of Epidemiology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Epidemiology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Epidemiologist

Country of Origin: Kenya

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Georgia

Approval Notice Date: September 18^th, 2023

Processing Time: 4 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

An epidemiologist from Kenya hired the North America Immigration Law Group to assist him in filing a National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition on his behalf. During our background check, we found that he endeavors to continue his research on developing more effective approaches for limiting the impact of vaccine-preventable diseases to minimize their spread. Based on our findings, we believe that he had a good chance to secure approval, and drafted his petition with these details:

He has an M.Sc. in epidemiology, proving he has an advanced degree.
He has a respectable publishing record, with 11 peer-reviewed journal articles (3 of them first-authored), in addition, 7 of his papers have been published in highly-ranked journals.
His work has received 211 citations at the time of filing, with at least 3 of his papers among the most cited within their field and year of publication.
His proposed endeavor is also of national importance, as it has broad implications for the United States. Despite the U.S. having many successful vaccination programs in place, preventing an estimated 20 million illnesses and 40,000 deaths, there is still a risk for many infectious diseases to resurface in under-vaccinated populations.
He has also received letters of recommendation from 4 different experts, 1 of whom said:

“There is an existing demand for [Client]’s expertise and knowledge to support any country’s response to a dengue outbreak. The dangers of this disease and many others are a persistent threat to a country, and [Client]'s experience makes him indispensable to any country’s fight against contagious diseases.”

With the information above, our team managed to gain approval for his petition, aided by the support of the USCIS’s premium processing service. We are thankful for our client’s faith in our firm and we hope for his continued success.

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North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%