NIW Cases Approved in April 2016
This report includes sixteen (16) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in April 2016. 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 Monica Castellanos, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Research Associate Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 30, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 12, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a medical technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 20 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 4, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 11, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Systems Administrator at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 8, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 6, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Research/Engineering Management |
| Current Position: | Engineering Consultant at an energy company |
| Major Credentials: | M.B.A. from a U.S. university Published 60+ patents Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 19, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | April 28, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mobility Systems |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 1, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | April 18, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 130+ journal papers Cited approximately 990 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 29, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | April 15, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Industrial Engineering |
| Current Position: | Technical Expert at a retail company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 10, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | April 28, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 29, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 4, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 12, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 12, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Staff at a healthcare company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 26, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | April 25, 2016 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Pathology |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 3, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | April 12, 2016 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 19, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 25, 2016 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Immunology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 9, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | April 8, 2016 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S.university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 9, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 6, 2016 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Staff Scientist at an energy company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 8, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | April 11, 2016 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Software developer at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 30, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 6, 2016 |
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