Success Story: Powering Smarter Digital Services: NIW Approved for a Bangladeshi IT and Business Analyst Advancing Data-Driven Digital Service Optimization
Client’s Testimonial:
“I am very grateful to the entire Chen Immigration team, especially attorneys Griffin G., Jackson L., and Ziqian M. (apologies if I missed anyone’s name), and to everyone who worked on my file. Their professionalism, expertise, and dedication throughout my EB-2 NIW petition were exceptional. Even under tight timelines, they never rushed the process and made sure my petition was perfectly prepared before submission. Their point-by-point explanations and legal strategy gave me great confidence, especially after seeing many similar cases denied. One thing I should especially highlight is their communication—amazing. I never felt ignored, and every question I had was answered clearly and promptly. I highly recommend Chen Immigration to anyone pursuing an NIW petition.”
On January 1st, 2026, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an IT and Business Analyst in the field of Business Analytics (Approval Notice).
General Field: Business Analytics
Position at the Time of Case Filing: IT and Business Analyst
Country of Origin: Bangladesh
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: New York
Approval Notice Date: January 1st, 2026
Processing Time: 1 month, 26 days (Premium Processing Requested)
Case Summary:
We are pleased to share the NIW approval of a Bangladeshi IT and Business Analyst whose work advances data-driven approaches for optimizing digital services and enterprise IT decision-making. The proposed endeavor focuses on developing practical frameworks for digital service optimization and enterprise IT strategies, including human-AI collaboration and automation in IT support and business support analytics, to improve the performance, scalability, and accessibility of IT systems in public-sector settings and socially impactful U.S. enterprises. At the time of filing, the client was employed in the United States in an IT and business analyst role and planned to continue this work in a more senior analytics capacity aligned with the proposed endeavor.
Research with National Importance
In the petition, we demonstrated substantial merit and national importance by connecting the endeavor to the resilience of U.S. digital infrastructure and the growing demand for dependable, scalable technology systems. As public-facing services and essential operations rely more heavily on complex software platforms, practical improvements to monitoring, automation, and IT decision-making can reduce operational bottlenecks, strengthen service continuity, and improve user experience in environments where disruptions carry broad economic and public-facing consequences.
Academic Contributions and Recognition
The petition documented a strong record of scholarly output and independent influence. The client has authored 4 peer-reviewed journal articles and 1 peer-reviewed conference paper, and the body of work has received 133 citations. To demonstrate significance while maintaining privacy, we also highlighted evidence that multiple publications achieved notably high citation-percentile performance within computer science for their respective publication periods, supporting the conclusion that peers are actively using and building upon the client’s research.
Recognition from Experts
To further demonstrate the client’s significance, the petition included expert letters explaining how the client’s work is being relied upon beyond a single organization and how it informs related efforts in AI-enabled IT support and automation. As one expert noted:
“In sum, [client] must carry out his ongoing work in the nation unfettered for the continued advancement of the business analytics field.”
This independent validation supported our showing that the client is well-positioned to continue advancing the proposed endeavor through ongoing work and continued publication.NIW Approval and Outlook
The I-140 NIW petition was filed on November 6th, 2025, and approved on January 1st, 2026, after an upgrade to premium processing. In the filing, we presented a clear NIW framework showing that the endeavor has substantial merit and national importance, the client is well-positioned to advance it through a documented record of research impact, and that granting the waiver benefits the United States by supporting continued progress in scalable, data-driven digital service optimization.