Client’s Testimonial:
“I am so, so happy, and thank y'all very much [for] all things.”
On February 20th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Ph.D. Candidate in the Field of Molecular Biology (Approval Notice).
General Field: Molecular Biology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Ph.D. Candidate
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas
Processing Time: 8 months, 5 days
Short Summary:
This EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) case involved a Ph.D. candidate from Taiwan immersed in the field of molecular biology. Despite our client’s notable credentials, he needed North America Immigration Law Group’s legal expertise to present a clear case to the USCIS. TSC spent over eight months reviewing our client’s case before granting their approval.
Compelling Credentials:
In preparing the EB-2 NIW petition packet, our legal team went to great lengths to properly understand and detail our client’s extensive research on osteoporosis, drug hypersensitivity, oral cancer, sarcomas, and mRNA half-life. We established that he has provided essential information regarding the regulation of disease progression within the body, and that his work has contributed to novel therapeutic strategies that help alleviate the symptoms of these diseases. Furthermore, our petition packet contained evidence that not many other researchers with similar skills can attain such outstanding research results. Among other things, the evidence was composed of a copy of our client’s master’s degree and transcripts, the 289 citations to his work, and his seven published journal articles.
Reliable Recommendations:
We bolstered our NIW petition packet by urging our client to coax other experts in his field to contribute recommendation letters. Four molecular biologists agreed to lend their support, and we used their letters to strengthen our argument that our client’s work is essential to the United States. Below are several excerpts from their letters:
- “As his research has such wide-ranging usages, [Client’s] absence from the US would manifest in delays to new cancer and osteoporosis therapeutics, and a massive slowdown in mRNA understanding. This would be colossally disadvantageous for the country.”
- “I am a firm supporter of [Client’s] continued residence here in the United States, as his research is well on track to continue providing invaluable scientific contributions to the medical and cancer biology research fields.
- “I predict even more success for him in the future, as his discoveries have already shed vital light on the progression of osteoporosis and a new means for prevention.”
Favorable Finish:
We are pleased that the USCIS approved our client’s NIW petition. We recently filed I-485 applications (final step in green card proceedings) for our client and his wife, and we join them in awaiting another approval notice from the USCIS.