NIW Approvals in May 2021
This report includes ten (10) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in May 2021. 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, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geophysics |
| Current Position: | Patent Agent at a legal services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 9 including 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 11, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | May 4, 2021 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cryptography |
| Current Position: | Guest Researcher at a national laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 6, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 14, 2021 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electronics Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. degrees from U.S. and foreign universities Published 3 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 8, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 26, 2021 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Developmental Psychology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 550+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 27, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 4, 2021 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biosciences |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 1, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 3, 2021 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Management Science |
| Current Position: | Data Scientist at a financial institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 scholarly papers Cited by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 28, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 20, 2021 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cancer Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 410+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 29, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 7, 2021 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 930+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 6, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 13, 2021 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biostatistics and Bioinformatics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 470+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 6, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 12, 2021 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Food Science |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a scientific research and development company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 14, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | May 12, 2021 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
