NIW Cases Approved in November 2013
This report includes nine (9) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in November 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 client's information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 10+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 6, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 27, 2013 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 1, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 25, 2013 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Affiliate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 6, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 7, 2013 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Architecture |
| Current Position: | Architect at an architecture firm |
| Major Credentials: | M.A. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 10, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 21, 2013 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Engineer at a research company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 4, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 6, 2013 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Physician at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 15, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 6, 2013 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 330+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 9, 2012 |
| Approval Date: | November 4, 2013 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Vision Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Scientist at a contact lens company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 18, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 15, 2013 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Software Developer at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 21, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 18, 2013 |
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