Client’s Testimonial:
“I wanted to inform you that we received the I-140 approval notice yesterday […] I would [like to] thank you a lot for helping through this process and I appreciate all the effort [that] you have taken towards our application. Thanks a lot.”
On February 25th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Field of Biophysics (Approval Notice).
General Field: Biophysics
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Researcher
Country of Origin: India
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: North Carolina
Processing Time: 5 months, 11 days
Case Summary:
Texas Service Center spent a little over five months reviewing this EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) case before granting their approval. Our client, a postdoctoral researcher from India, is now much closer to accomplishing her goal of getting a green card. North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) carefully put together a strong NIW petition packet for our client. We urged our client to engage the help of other experts in her field of biophysics. Six experts agreed to lend their support by contributing recommendation letters, all of which were included in our petition packet. These letters served as evidence that our client is a distinguished researcher in her field.
“[Client’s] research on DNA methylation has been consistently receiving citations from other researchers in the field.”
This quote shed light on our client’s 9 publications that have gathered over 40 citations. This, along with the fact that she has conducted peer reviews for four scientific journals, indicates that her insights are valuable to other scientists.
“[Client] also aided the development of the Atomic Force Microscopy applications, Force Spectroscopy and Recognition Imaging, which are useful for analyzing the topography of biomolecules, as well as for analyzing their environmental interactions.”
We demonstrated that few other researchers in our client’s field can carry out Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) research and attain such meritorious results. We established that her work contributes to the understanding of cancer and disease formation, and that the United States greatly benefits from her findings.
“Additionally, although most of her education has related to physics, through her research she has developed skills in molecular biology and biochemical techniques, which have been readily applied in her experiments.”
Our client’s M.Sc. in Solid State Physics and Ph.D. in Physics have equipped her with the theoretical knowledge to carry out practical work of the highest quality. Additionally, her multidisciplinary experience developing more advanced atomic force microscopy methods and using them to study PEG antibodies and DNA methylation has led to contributions to drug design, cancer treatment, and biological study.
We are glad that TSC approved our client’s NIW petition. All that is left to do is file an I-485 application when her priority date is current. Once the USCIS approves it, our client will become a permanent resident.