NIW Cases Approved in July 2013
This report includes twenty-three (23) NIW cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in July 2013. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purposes, a number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold the client’s information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Lisa Vincent, Case Manager at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 11, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 31, 2013 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Polymer Science |
| Current Position: | Polymer physicist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 22, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 15, 2013 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a medical research organization |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 14, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 29, 2013 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Chemical engineer at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 6, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 11, 2013 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research specialist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 28, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 12, 2013 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Research fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 5, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 26, 2013 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Psychology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10 journal papers No citations claimed by other researchers for the case |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 6, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 26, 2013 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 360+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 6, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 8, 2013 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 600+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 5, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | July 3, 2013 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 110 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 17, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 29, 2013 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 7, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 9, 2013 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 10, 2013 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 7, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 16, 2013 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior engineer at an aerospace company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 28, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 2, 2013 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological and Biochemical Science |
| Current Position: | Director of quality control at an animal health company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers No citations claimed by other researchers for the case |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 30, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 22, 2013 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral researcher at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 24, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 15, 2013 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research assistant at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a US university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 30, 2013 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior engineer at an electronics company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 12, 2013 |
Case #19
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Research scientist at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 29, 2013 |
Case #20
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineering specialist at a telecommunications company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 6 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 19, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 31, 2013 |
Case #21
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 22, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 1, 2013 |
Case #22
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Current Position: | Research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 14, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 15, 2013 |
Case #23
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a US university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 470+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 25, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | July 12, 2013 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
