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On February 29th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Staff Technical Team Lead in the Field of Analytical Chemistry (Approval Notice).
General Field: Analytical Chemistry
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Staff Technical Team Lead
Country of Origin: China
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Delaware
Approval Notice Date: February 29th, 2016
Processing Time: 38 days
Case Summary:
A mere 38 days after North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on our client’s behalf, Texas Service Center sent us an approval notice. Although our client was born in China, she does not have to wait for her priority date to become current before taking the final step towards her green card: the I-485 application. Seeing that her husband was born in Taiwan, the rules of cross-chargeability apply to her, meaning her I-485 application will be charged according to Taiwan’s quota and not China’s. In a nutshell, petitioners born in China whose I-140s were recently approved under the EB-2 visa category have to wait roughly several years for their priority date to become current before applying for their green card, whereas those from Taiwan can apply immediately.
EB-2 NIW Case Strategy:
Our well-thought-out petition packet contained a myriad of details on our client’s academic and professional achievements. We highlighted our client’s 8 publications and the 157 citations that her research had garnered, as well as the 15 times she offered her insights to others in her field of analytical chemistry through peer reviews. Our thorough efforts even included a copy of our client’s Ph.D. diploma and academic transcripts.
Furthermore, our legal team conclusively proved that our client’s research is of great value to the United States. We established that her work on the design and implementation of new assays in in vitro clinical diagnostic devices and her efforts to optimize the biocompatibility of in vivo medical devices in the human body contribute to the United States public health and economy.
“[Client] is a highly respected research in her discipline because the breadth of her knowledge in analytical chemistry and sensor research is only matched by the depth of her acumen in every individual facet of her sub -field. Only a handful of academics can boast such an accomplished record…”
The statement above is extracted from a recommendation letter contributed by a well-known professor working in the field. His letter, along with several others, was included in our EB-2 NIW petition packet that we submitted to the USCIS. These letters served as additional evidence that our client’s petition should be approved.
It turns out that the USCIS thought so too, as they approved our client’s NIW case. We are currently helping her and her husband with their I-485 applications, and we thank them for placing their trust in us to help them attain permanent residency.