Success Story: NIW Approved in Just 19 Days! Our Expert Team Helped an Electrical Engineer Secure Success with Premium Processing Service
Client’s Testimonial:
"I’m truly grateful to Chen Immigration for their guidance and expertise throughout my EB-2 NIW process. They presented my work in electrical and computer engineering in a clear, cohesive way, highlighting my contributions in embedded systems, AI-driven technologies, and real-world engineering applications. Their team connected every part of my profile—from my research to my current role—into a strong and convincing case. The approval in just 19 days with premium processing was beyond my expectations. I highly recommend them to anyone pursuing an NIW petition.”
On April 5th, 2026, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Electrical Engineer in the Field of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Electrical Engineer
Approval Notice Date: April 5th, 2026
Processing Time: 19 days (Premium Processing Requested)
Case Summary:
The client’s I-140 National Interest Waiver petition was approved after direct premium processing at filing. The case was presented under the EB-2 NIW category for a professional holding an advanced degree, supported by the client’s M.S. in electrical engineering and a proposed endeavor in electrical and computer engineering. The petition framed the client’s work as focused on advancing intelligent embedded systems and AI-driven engineering solutions, integrating real-time data processing, secure system design, and applied machine learning to address critical challenges in healthcare technologies, cybersecurity, and next-generation engineering systems.
The client was also able to show that the endeavor was not speculative. The client was currently employed in an embedded systems engineering role and intended to continue conducting research while developing embedded software, firmware, algorithms, real-time data-processing workflows, and security-focused system functionality. From an adjudicator’s perspective, current employment in a technically relevant role helps reinforce that the client is already active in the area of proposed work and has a practical platform from which to continue advancing it.
The petition further supported the client’s positioning with a measured publication record: 2 peer-reviewed journal articles and 14 peer-reviewed conference articles, including 1 first-authored conference paper. These numbers are not overwhelming on their face, and that is exactly why the petition did not rely on publication count alone. Instead, the case treated the record as meaningful because it showed consistent scholarly output across multiple subtopics relevant to the client’s field and proposed endeavor. One article was also published in a highly ranked journal in the field, which the petition used as an additional quality indicator rather than as a standalone credential.
The citation evidence was handled similarly. The client had 21 citations to the published body of work. On its own, that is the kind of number an adjudicator may view as promising but not automatically dispositive, especially for a researcher at an early stage.
As for significance, we ensured the petition did not depend on a single metric. Instead, it demonstrated the client’s importance through a combination of factors: an advanced degree directly tied to the field, ongoing employment in relevant technical work, a defined research agenda centered on explainable AI, a publication record with both journal and conference output, citation evidence suggesting early uptake by peers, and examples showing that the work could benefit stakeholders beyond any one employer. That last point is especially important in NIW cases, because adjudicators tend to look favorably on evidence that the benefit of the work is broader than a private business interest and can extend across industry, research, and public-facing systems.
We congratulate our client on this I-140 NIW approval and look forward to the continued impact of the client’s work in the field.