NIW Approvals in October 2023
This report includes fifteen (15) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in October 2023. 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 Madison Reitler, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plasma Physics and Astrophysics Research |
| Current Position: | Associate Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 50+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 1,270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 21, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 10, 2023 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Statistics |
| Current Position: | Head of Consumer Fraud Capabilities at a financial services company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 5, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 19, 2023 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Research Engineer at an autonomous driving company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 2 conference papers Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 17, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 18, 2023 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Toxicology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a national research center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 19, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 28, 2023 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 920+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 13, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 18, 2023 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 370+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 18, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 14, 2023 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Machine Learning Engineer at an AI technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Bachelor's from a foreign university Published 5 conference papers Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 12, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 20, 2023 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cancer Research and Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 260+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | May 30, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 23, 2023 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | AI Research Engineer at a language education company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 11, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 13, 2023 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cardiovascular Nursing |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 25, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 3, 2023 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Chief Physician at a research hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university (U.S. equivalent of an M.D.) Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 390+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | July 27, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 28, 2023 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Head of Applied Research at a financial services company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 520+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 14, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 31, 2023 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 25, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 27, 2023 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 2,230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 18, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 25, 2023 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematics |
| Current Position: | Lead Software Engineer at a computer software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 24, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | October 26, 2023 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
