NIW Cases Approved in May 2017
This report includes fourteen (14) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in May 2017. 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: | Bioscience |
| Current Position: | Adjunct Assistant Professor at a university |
| 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 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 11, 2017 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 18, 2017 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 1, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 10, 2017 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Developer at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 27, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Food Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 11, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 27, 2017 |
Case #6
| 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 U.S. university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 13, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | May 3, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioinformatics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 25, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 6, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 9, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 6, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Petroleum Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Engineer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 9, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 16, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 340+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 11, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 8, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 570+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 27, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 15, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 19, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 13, 2017 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Adjunct Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 28, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | May 27, 2017 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a telecommunications company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 19, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | May 16, 2017 |
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