Success Stories: USCIS Approves NIW Petition for Principal Engineer in South Carolina in the Field of Biomedical Engineering
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On April 12th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Principal Engineer in the Field of Biomedical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Biomedical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Principal Engineer
Country of Origin: India
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: South Carolina
Approval Notice Date: April 12th, 2016
Processing Time: 4 months, 8 days
Exactly 4 months and 8 days after North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on behalf of a principal engineer from India, the USCIS sent us an approval notice. With a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and many years of experience researching cutting-edge orthopedic implants and the means to test these devices, our client had strong credentials to qualify for the national interest waiver. Here are some of the details that we presented to the USCIS to convince them that our client deserved to get one step closer to a green card:
- Strong Testimonials: Thanks to recommendation letters contributed by six experts immersed in the field of biomedical engineering, our legal team was able to convince the USCIS that our client’s work is heavily relied upon by other researchers. Statements such as these lent a hand in building a strong case: “I can confidently state that [Client] is vital to the success of several key projects in biomedical engineering and his loss would be devastating to the engineering community. The continuation of his studies have lasting repercussions on the development of biomechanical processes and devices that greatly impact the American medical community, as well as individual patient care.”
- Citation Count: When we filed our client’s EB-2 NIW case, our client’s citation count stood at 48 citations. This number represented the importance of his work to the progress of other researchers’ investigations.
- Publication Record: Up to the point we filed his petition, our client’s research had resulted in 5 publications, all of which appeared in high impact scientific journals.
- Research Experience: Our client’s research projects have resulted in an effective scaffold for bone regeneration, and he has performed exhaustive biomechanical evaluation of medical screws and total disc replacement devices. We determined that his work is important to the American biomedical industry as it refines the testing procedures used for medical devices to make them safer and more effective. Our thorough review of his research efforts enabled us to conclude that he is an irreplaceable researcher in the U.S. and that not many others with similar qualifications can attain such impactful research results.