Success Story: NIW Approval in Under Two Months for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the field of Food Microbiology
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On November 18th, 2013, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the field of Food Microbiology (Approval Notice)
General Field: Food Microbiology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Country of Origin: Iran
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Washington
Approval Notice Date: November 18, 2013
Processing Time: 1 month, 20 days
Case Summary:
The distinguished client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the pleasure of working with in this case was a Postdoctoral Research Associate from Iran working in the field of food microbiology. His work had focused in the highly specialized areas of aquaculture (sturgeon and caviar production), pasteurization, nanotechnology, and proteins. His successful research addressed some of our nation’s most pressing issues in understanding how to create new and better methods for fishery production, novel pasteurization methods for safer foods, and methods for reducing harmful nanoparticles in foods. We demonstrated that his continued employment in the field would not only benefit those in his field, but the citizens of the United States at large. To achieve success in this case, we submitted extensive documentation proving our client’s highly significant contributions to the field of food microbiology, including at least 29 peer-reviewed scientific articles published in leading journals and numerous conference publications or presentations at national and international conferences and seminars. His publications had been cited at least 151 times at the time of case filing, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field of food microbiology. The following expert emphasized the national scope of our client’s work in food microbiology, “His work is also of extreme importance across many academic fields and industries. [His] dual background in food microbiology and aquaculture science means that his work has always remained grounded in the real world, in what is needed to advance industry goals, production, and efficiency. This is crucial to creating a society that is well-fed and healthy.” Through extensive documentation, we were able to successfully argue that our client would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW application was approved in less than 2 months, well short of the average processing time of 4-6 months for I-140s.