NIW Cases Approved in January 2018
This report includes thirteen (13) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in January 2018. 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: | Public Health |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 5,400+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 5, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 23, 2018 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medical Physics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Research Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 26, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 9, 2018 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Petroleum Engineering |
| Current Position: | Lecturer 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: | 7 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 31, 2018 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Astronomy |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 420+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 22, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 29, 2018 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 10, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 12, 2018 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Assistant Research Scientist 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 24, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 3, 2018 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Sciences |
| 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 16, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 11, 2018 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | CPI Lead at an auto manufacturer |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 28, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 8, 2018 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Process Engineer at a technology 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 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 10, 2018 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S.university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 4, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 24, 2018 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 29, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 18, 2018 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Program Director at an appliance manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 23, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 20, 2018 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Associate Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 21, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 19, 2018 |
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