NIW Cases Approved in December 2016
This report includes sixteen (16) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in December 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: | Computational Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 3, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 16, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 11, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 23, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 3, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 23, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 2 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 14, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 12, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Trainee at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 19, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at an aircraft company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 8, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at an automotive company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 2, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | December 5, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 330+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 22, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Current Position: | Data Scientist at a digital technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 9, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 5, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemoinformatics and Drug Discovery |
| Current Position: | Software Developer at an IT company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 17, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 8, 2016 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Clinical Medicine |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 70+ journal papers Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 5, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 9, 2016 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor 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: | April 13, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 22, 2016 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 5, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 19, 2016 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Statistics |
| Current Position: | Research Investigator at an agricultural company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 24, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 9, 2016 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Toxicology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 23, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 15, 2016 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Vice President of a chemical manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 9, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 22, 2016 |
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