Success Story: A Srilankan Postdoctoral Research Associate Working in the Field of Materials Science Obtains NIW Approval in just 4 days with the help of NAILG’s Experts

Posted by wegreened on July 26, 2023 in NIW, Materials Engineering (Textile Technology, Materials Science, Polymer Science)

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you! It has been a great pleasure to work with you too. Thank you very much for all the hard and thoughtful work you put towards my case.”

On February 17^th, 2023, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Field of Materials Science (Approval Notice).

General Field: Materials Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Country of Origin: Sri Lanka

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Arizona

Approval Notice Date: February 17^th, 2023

Processing Time: 4 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A client from Sri Lanka with a Ph.D. in theoretical and computational chemistry approached us to help her file the I-140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition; we, therefore, employed our team of experts to build a convincing case for her. We included details from her professional and academic career in her petition packet to support her claim to the NIW category.

We showcased that along with her academic qualification:

She was also actively engaged in the field of materials science as a Postdoctoral Research Associate.

And that her proposed endeavor is to continue identifying and characterizing the structural, optical, and electronic properties of target materials for organic and hybrid photovoltaics to enable their use in solar cells, light emitting diodes, and photodetectors.

Furthermore, due to its evident national importance, the client's research has been supported with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This funding is reserved solely for research directed at enhancing public health and welfare, economic prosperity, and national security.

On the other hand, we highlighted that her academic performance has been responsible for several publications, and citations:

Her research has resulted in 9 peer-reviewed journal articles (4 of them first-authored).
Her publications have been cited 100 times according to Google Scholar.

Not only this but the recommendations had an excellent review of her work, one (out of four) of which are quoted below:

“As the United States seeks to maintain its position as a leader in this emerging market and meet these goals associated with the cost of hydrogen, it is critical that [client’s] research is preserved within the country. The efficiencies that her research has exposed in the production of hydrogen through hydride-catalyzed reactions in water directly contribute to the United States' goals.”

Based on this multifactorial assessment, it is clear that the client’s education, experience, expertise, documented record of success, influence in her field, and plan have altogether well-positioned her in her area of expertise.

We are thus very proud that our client got her NIW approval in only 4 days. It has been an incredible journey with her. We wish her the very best in her future endeavors.

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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%