Success Story: NIW Approved Without RFE! NAILG Guided a Neuroscience Researcher To Secure Success

Posted by wegreened on October 28, 2026 in NIW, Neuroscience

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you very much for your great support throughout my I-140 NIW process. I am truly grateful for your help!”

On September 23^rd, 2026, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Field of Neuroscience (Approval Notice).

General Field: Neuroscience

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Researcher

Country of Origin: Japan

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Pennsylvania

Approval Notice Date: September 23^rd, 2026

Processing Time: 9 months, 6 days (Premium Processing Upgrade Requested)

Case Summary:

Holding a Ph.D. in anesthesiology, the client currently serves as a researcher in neuroscience at a major U.S. institution. His proposed endeavor focuses on developing and applying single-cell multi-omics technologies in order to identify therapeutic targets for preventing and mitigating neurocognitive disorders.

To establish that the client was well-positioned to advance his endeavor under Matter of Dhanasar, North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) structured a detailed evidentiary strategy demonstrating the field-wide adoption of his research. His scholarly credentials included:

82 total citations from independent scholars across the global scientific community

3 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 first-authored) and 2 published abstracts (1 first-authored)

Top-tier citation percentiles, with 1 article ranking in the top 10% and 2 articles ranking in the top 20% most-cited publications for their respective publication years

Rather than presenting citation totals as self-evidently sufficient, our legal team analyzed how an adjudicator evaluates scientific influence. We demonstrated that independent clinical researchers frequently rely on the client’s single-cell sequencing methodologies and chromatin accessibility models to validate their own investigations into neurodevelopmental risk factors and cognitive impairment mechanisms.

By seamlessly connecting the client's advanced academic qualifications, top-tier bibliometric percentiles, independent scholarly reliance, and alignment with federal healthcare priorities, NAILG successfully established his eligibility for a National Interest Waiver. USCIS approved the I-140 NIW petition, recognizing the national importance of his ongoing contributions. We congratulate the client and look forward to his continued advancements in single-cell multi-omics, neurogenesis, and precision medicine in the United States.

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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%