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NIW Cases Approved in October 2017

This report includes twenty-one (21) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in October 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: Biomedical Engineering
Current Position: Visiting Assistant Professor at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: November 4, 2016
Approval Date: October 10, 2017

    

Case #2

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Microbiology
Current Position: Research Fellow at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: August 14, 2017
Approval Date: October 13, 2017

    

Case #3

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Engineering
Current Position: Hardware Engineer for a technology company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 4 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: December 16, 2016
Approval Date: October 19, 2017

    

Case #4

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Environmental Engineering
Current Position: Adjunct Professor at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 3 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 8 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: April 20, 2016
Approval Date: October 19, 2017

    

Case #5

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computational Science
Current Position: Quantitative Developer at a financial company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 3 journal papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: December 22, 2016
Approval Date: October 20, 2017

    

Case #6

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Building Research
Current Position: Assistant Professor at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: December 12, 2016
Approval Date: October 4, 2017

    

Case #7

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Current Position: Visiting Professor at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 30+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 1, 2016
Approval Date: October 25, 2017

    

Case #8

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Current Position: Senior Engineer at an electric company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: August 18, 2017
Approval Date: October 13, 2017

    

Case #9

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Education
Current Position: Instructional Designer at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 20, 2016
Approval Date: October 23, 2017

    

Case #10

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical Engineering
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 4 journal papers
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: January 11, 2017
Approval Date: October 23, 2017

    

Case #11

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Protein Biochemistry
Current Position: Research Associate at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 5 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: November 22, 216
Approval Date: October 5, 2017

    

Case #12

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Medical Science
Current Position: Resident at a hospital
Major Credentials: M.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 14, 2016
Approval Date: October 12, 2017

    

Case #13

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Analytical Chemistry
Current Position: Research Associate at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 4 journal papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 7 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: March 13, 2017
Approval Date: October 13, 2017

    

Case #14

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science
Current Position: Data Scientist at a data research company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: August 10, 2017
Approval Date: October 23, 2017

    

Case #15

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Current Position: Assistant Professor at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 22, 2016
Approval Date: October 23, 2017

    

Case #16

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry
Current Position: Research Scientist at a biotechnology 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: December 6, 2016
Approval Date: October 23, 2017

    

Case #17

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Materials Science and Engineering
Current Position: Product Engineer at a thermoplastic company
Major Credentials: M.S. from a U.S. university; M.E. from a foreign university
Published 8 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: May 2, 2017
Approval Date: October 11, 2017

    

Case #18

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Data Analysis and Data Modeling
Current Position: Analyst at a financial company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 4 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: December 6, 2016
Approval Date: October 17, 2017

    

Case #19

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Art History
Current Position: Associate Curator at a manufacturing 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 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 21, 2016
Approval Date: October 25, 2017

    

Case #20

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science
Current Position: Assistant Professor at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 7 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: February 8, 2017
Approval Date: October 12, 2017

    

Case #21

Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science
Current Position: Software Engineer at an entertainment software 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 3 independent experts
Filing Date: November 10, 2016
Approval Date: October 11, 2017

 

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