Success Stories: Without any RFE, an Iranian Assistant Professor Obtained NIW Approval in the Field of Mechanical Engineering in Less than 3 Months

 

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“Thank you very much for your support during the file-filling process.”


On August 7th, 2023, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Assistant Professor in the Field of Mechanical Engineering (Approval Notice).


General Field: Mechanical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Assistant Professor

Country of Origin: Iran

Country of Residence at the Time of Filing: China

Approval Notice Date: August 7th, 2023

Processing Time: 2 months, 7 days


Case Summary:

Another well-known client of ours in the field of mechanical engineering has elaborated on the significance of his proposed endeavor, as well as his prior work in the United States. We stressed that our client is indeed a valued member of the American scientific community and thus his work should continue here in the U.S. Therefore, we ensured to lead his case towards victory by highlighting some of the relevant factors in his petition packet:

  • Our client’s proposed endeavor is to continue designing and developing hybrid thermal management systems for lithium-ion (Li-ion) and other rechargeable battery packs in order to increase their efficiency and safety for applications including electric vehicles and personal electronic devices.
  • We concluded that his research is of great importance because it addresses a major need of the electronics industry, which has a massive global presence.
  • His specialized research also has broad implications for the United States as his work has emphasized more efficient thermal management of Li-ion batteries, including techniques that achieve this at lower costs, and techniques that repurpose the heat they generate to the heating supply of buildings or homes.
  • Moreover, his research has resulted in 27 peer-reviewed journal articles (5 of them first-authored) and one conference paper. These papers were published in no fewer than 11 highly-ranked peer-reviewed journals and have been cited a total of 444 times by other experts in the field.
  • In addition, he has also contributed his review expertise to mechanical engineering 42 times. Thus, our client is apparently regarded as an expert in his profession and on topics pertaining to his proposed endeavor.

The data also indicates that our client’s research on building safer, more efficient rechargeable battery systems for a variety of applications has great significance in terms of producing a reliable, inexpensive, low-maintenance source of clean, renewable energy. His ongoing contributions are especially important given that the United States Department of Energy (DOE), the nation’s primary organization responsible for energy use that best serves the national interest, has invested billions in Li-ion battery production alone in 2023. As such, our client’s mechanical engineering skills are certainly of valuable value to the American scientific community.

North America Immigration Law Group worked hard to put up a persuasive NIW petition packet on our client’s behalf. We effortlessly provided all of the important material of our client’s chosen study based on our experience with over 32K approved cases. Successfully, we achieved one more approval, and we are grateful to our client for putting his faith in us and allowing us to be a part of this fantastic success story. We praise and congratulate him on this accomplishment.