Success Story: NIW Win in Record Time! Our Firm Helped A Pakistani AI Research Fellow Get Approved in 12 Days with Premium Processing

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On April 20^th, 2025, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow – AI in the Field of Computer Science (Approval Notice).

General Field: Computer Science

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Fellow – AI

Country of Origin: Pakistan

Country of Residence at the Time of Filing: Germany

Approval Notice Date: April 20^th, 2025

Processing Time: 12 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

We are proud to share the success story of an accomplished PhD holder whose I-140 petition under the National Interest Waiver (NIW) category was approved just 12 days after filing with premium processing. This remarkable achievement highlights the strength of the client’s profile and the compelling national value of her research.

Our client, an expert in computer science, has devoted her career to developing smart AI systems that use multimodal data to understand the world more holistically. Her work plays a crucial role in areas like cancer diagnostics, assistive technologies for visually impaired individuals, and human-robot interaction. Currently engaged in research aimed at advancing computer-aided diagnostic systems for diseases such as breast cancer, the client is committed to enhancing real-world AI applications with national implications for healthcare and technology.

Her strong publication record includes 1 journal article, 9 peer-reviewed conference papers (7 as first author), 4 abstracts, and 2 preprints. Her research has garnered a total of 326 citations and includes five papers ranked among the top 10% most cited in computer science for their publication years. She has also served as a peer reviewer for at least 16 submissions to high-impact journals and conferences, underscoring her respected status in the field.

The petition also highlighted the client’s successful collaborations and extensive contributions, including funded projects supported by the NSF, ARO, and IARPA – agencies that back research with clear benefits to national prosperity, security, and scientific progress.

Four letters of recommendation were submitted with the petition, providing third-party validation of the significance and impact of her work.

“In summary, the importance of [Client’s] research in improving A.I. multimodal data integration is evident, given the breakthroughs that her research has fostered in this area and in computer science more generally. Ensuring that [Client’s] work proceeds is thus important not only to the field but also to the United States.”

This approval affirms the extraordinary value of our client’s work to the United States and her strong potential to continue making high-impact contributions through her AI research.

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