Success Story: NIW Approved for a Chinese Machine Learning Engineer, Supported by NAILG

 

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On January 22nd, 2026, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer in the Field of Computer Science (Approval Notice).


General Field: Computer Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Country of Origin: China

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: January 22nd, 2026

Processing Time: 2 months, 12 days (Premium Processing Requested)


Case Summary:  

As AI systems scale, organizations confront a different set of constraints: serving costs spike, latency becomes user-visible, reliability issues cascade, and security risks grow as more data and more automation flow through the same pipelines. This NIW case focused on a Chinese computer science professional whose proposed endeavor is to continue developing modern machine learning methods and production systems that improve the performance and efficiency of core AI infrastructure supporting large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and recommender systems used in high-volume industrial settings such as advertising and social media.

North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) presented the case as a practical national-interest story about foundational capability: strengthening AI infrastructure is not a single-product improvement; it is a reusable technical layer that can be adopted across many organizations that depend on scalable, trustworthy AI.

We organized the evidence around the concept of trust and reliance: demonstrating that the client is already operating at a level where others depend on the work.

Key indicators included:

  • Advanced degree foundation: M.S. in Computer Science and Technology
  • Peer-review service: completed at least 10 reviews, showing that established venues trusted the client’s technical judgment
  • Peer-reviewed output: 3 journal articles and 1 co-first-authored conference article
  • Innovation record: 4 patent applications, demonstrating that the work is oriented toward deployable systems and methods, not just analysis
  • Independent influence: 546 citations, showing that others are using and building on the client’s research

Letters of support reinforced that the client is recognized for technical breadth and rapid advancement in the field. One expert summarized the trajectory succinctly:

“[Client] has quickly risen to the forefront of computer science research due to his expertise in AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and large language models.”

Through NAILG’s presentation, USCIS approved the NIW petition, recognizing both the national-scale value of improving core AI infrastructure and the client’s demonstrated capacity to continue advancing this work through peer-reviewed publications, patent activity, extensive peer-review service, and sustained independent citation impact.

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2020.01 - 2024.12)
Category Approval or Refund® Approval or RefilingTM
Approved Sum Success Rate Approved Sum Success Rate
NIW 28,946 99.52% 3,030 98.31%
EB1A 4,322 91.76% 2,870 88.91%
EB1B 793 98.51% 236 90.77%
Total 34,061 98.44% 6,136 93.39%


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