Success Story: A Language Education Expert from Kenya Secures NIW Approval without RFE

Posted by wegreened on June 8, 2026 in NIW, Education

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"It has been a great pleasure working with the Chen Immigration Law Associates. They are very professional, supportive, keen to incorporate my suggestions, and compiled the petition within the agreed-upon timelines. I have already recommended them to other colleagues and will do so again.”

On April 29^th, 2026, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Research Faculty in the Field of Language Education (Approval Notice).

General Field: Language Education

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Faculty

Country of Origin: Kenya

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Florida

Approval Notice Date: April 29^th, 2026

Processing Time: 7 months, 19 days

Case Summary:

We are pleased to share another EB-2 NIW approval for a research faculty member specializing in language education. With a proven track record of over 32,000 successful cases, our expert team meticulously crafted a compelling petition that earned approval in just over seven months, without an RFE.

Building the Foundation

The client holds a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction and works as research faculty, focusing on designing and implementing educational intervention programs to strengthen language and literacy skills in children learning to read across multiple languages, contributing empirical evidence to inform policy directions on bilingual and biliteracy education.

Our team identified several compelling strengths: a rich and widely cited research portfolio with direct policy relevance; strong alignment with national priorities around literacy, educational equity, and the academic success of the growing multilingual student population in the United States; and a track record of international scholarly influence spanning researchers across multiple continents.

Documenting Excellence

We documented the client's research metrics: 11 peer-reviewed journal articles (8 of them first-authored), 9 conference abstracts (4 of them first-authored), 3 book chapters (2 of them first-authored), 2 first-authored books, and 2 technical reports. The volume and first-authored proportion of these outputs reflect a researcher who is not merely a contributor to collaborative projects but a driving intellectual force in the field, independently advancing knowledge on bilingual literacy acquisition, cross-linguistic transfer, and evidence-based language policy. In addition, the client has been invited to conduct peer review for authoritative journals in the field, completing at least 5 peer reviews to date. The client's published work has attracted 352 citations from independent researchers.

NIW Approval and Outlook

This approval reflects our continued success in advocating for researchers whose work addresses pressing national priorities in education and public well-being. We are honored to have supported the client throughout this journey and wish them continued success in advancing literacy education and shaping bilingual language policy both in the United States and around the world.

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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%