Success Story: Our Expert Team with Premium Processing Service Helped a Chief Engineer From Nepal Secure an NIW Success

Client’s Testimonial:

“This achievement would have been almost impossible without your tireless support, assistance, and cooperation. Once again, thank you for your hard work in making this a success.”

On January 29^th, 2025, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Chief Engineer in the Field of Geotechnical Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Geotechnical Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Chief Engineer

Country of Origin: Nepal

Country of Residence at the Time of Filing: Japan

Approval Notice Date: January 29^th, 2025

Processing Time: 2 months, 4 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

NAILG recently secured the approval of an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition without any recommendation letters for a D.Eng. holder and a geotechnical engineering researcher specializing in disaster prevention and mitigation. At the time of filing, the client was advancing his proposed endeavor of developing novel experimental, analytical, and numerical approaches for landslide, slope failure, and soil settlement problems. His work aims to strengthen disaster prevention and mitigation engineering, an area of research of substantial merit and national importance.

Research with Substantial Merit and National Importance
We demonstrated that our client’s research addresses critical public safety and economic challenges arising from natural disasters such as earthquakes and landslides. His work provides innovative geotechnical frameworks for predicting and mitigating hazards, directly supporting U.S. goals of protecting infrastructure, reducing disaster-related economic losses, and safeguarding civilian lives. With billions of dollars lost annually to landslides and related geotechnical failures, his research offers a clear public benefit by advancing disaster resilience and preparedness.

Evidence of Accomplishments
The petition highlighted our client’s strong record of contributions, including:

16 peer-reviewed journal articles (10 of them first-authored).
30 conference abstracts (20 of them first-authored).
12 book chapters (10 of them first-authored).
A total of 372 citations to his work, reflecting its significant impact in the academic and engineering communities.

His methods and findings have been widely cited and adopted by other researchers in the field, underscoring his influence in advancing landslide mechanics, slope stability, and soil behavior analysis. In addition, his work has been published in leading journals in geotechnical engineering, affirming the quality and innovation of his contributions.

NIW Approval and Outlook
USCIS recognized both the substantial merit and national importance of the client’s proposed endeavor, as well as his demonstrated ability to advance it. With NAILG’s support, the petition successfully established that waiving the job offer and labor certification requirements is in the national interest.

This approval enables our client to continue his critical research, helping to mitigate disaster-related risks, reduce economic losses, and strengthen national infrastructure resilience in the United States.

--------------------------------------------

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).

Our Ten Thousand I-140 Approvals Provide Unprecedented Insight into the USCIS Adjudication Trend

With more than 58,000 EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-2 NIW and O-1 cases approved, we have first hand information on the manner in which the USCIS adjudicate I-140 cases. As the USCIS has constantly changed its adjudication standards for the EB-1A, EB-1B and EB-2 NIW categories, our firm's huge database of successful cases gives you unprecedented insight to USCIS adjudication trends. We carefully analyze the data for all of our cases and apply the results of our analyses toward giving our clients up-to-date advice and adapting our strategies such that we remain on par with the ever-shifting landscape of immigration law in the U.S. With us, you will always have access to important updates, strategies, and information so that you can make the most informed decisions about your case.

We Have Helped Hundreds and Thousands of Clients with Credentials and Backgrounds Similar to Yours

With our exceedingly large number of successful petitions, no matter what credentials you have, no matter your background and field of expertise, no matter your visa status or nationality, chances are we have helped hundreds or even thousands of clients just like you. Our clients are usually impressed with how well we understand their research and work. Our insight and understanding stems from the fact that we have handled many cases with elements similar to yours already, and this helps us devise the best strategies for each individual petition.

Vast Majority of Clients Came to Us Because of Referrals

For years, our firm has attracted new clients based solely on word of mouth, recommendations, and the positive collaboration experiences shared with them by their friends and family. We take pride in our reputation and work hard to ensure that we provide a green card application experience that our clients are happy to share with their friends and colleagues. That is how our cumulative total of approved cases grew from 600 in 2013 to over 58,000 in 2025.