Client’s Testimonial:
“Wow! I am lost for words. Thank you very much for your help and support throughout the process.”
On March 7th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Field of Materials Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Materials Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Country of Origin: Ghana
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: North Carolina
Approval Notice Date: March 7th, 2016
Processing Time: 2 months, 25 days
Case Summary:
With a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and copious professional achievements under his belt, our client (a postdoctoral research associate from Ghana) possessed the qualifications to file his I-140 petition under the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) visa category.
The moment an attorney-client relationship arose, our legal team counseled our client to reach out to other professionals in his field of materials engineering and convince them to contribute recommendation letters. We needed third party support to advocate the significance of our client’s work to the field as well as to the United States. To our delight, six experts agreed to lend their support, one of whom wrote, “Without his sustained research endeavors in this nation, progress on the issues he has studied to great effect will be hindered unnecessarily and to the detriment of critical American tech industries.” Another recommender, a well-known professor in the field, had this to say about our client: “His work has unquestionably demonstrated his outstanding skill as a scientist and confirmed his proven capacity to perform remarkably valuable and timely research.”
Besides these strong recommendation letters, our comprehensive NIW petition packet also contained a wealth of information on our client’s various research efforts on nanomaterials and biodegradable materials. We also documented the significance of his insights to other scientists, who greatly benefited from our client’s 5 published papers, 8 conference articles, and numerous conference presentations. This is verified by the 20 citations to his work, as well as the 33 times he assessed the work of his peers for high impact scientific periodicals.
In Conclusion:
The USCIS spent a mere 2 months and 25 days reviewing our NIW petition before granting their approval (on average it takes them between 4-9 months to adjudicate a case). We are confident that our client’s solid credentials and our meticulously prepared presentation encouraged the USCIS to approve the case. North America Immigration Law Group would like to congratulate our client, and we wish him all the best as he takes the final step towards permanent residency.