NIW Approvals in 2024
This report includes selected NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in 2024, and is updated every month. It is our firm's policy to hold client's information strictly confidential. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful.
Compiled and briefed by Camila Clavijo, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Material Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 140 journal papers Cited approximately 2,310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 17, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | March 13, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering Science |
| Current Position: | Staff Engineer at semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Documented commercialization of research Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 21, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | March 27, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medicinal Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 750+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 31, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | March 15, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Transportation Engineering |
| Current Position: | Managing Partner at a road products company |
| Major Credentials: | M.Sc. from a U.S. university Published 4 scholarly papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 14, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | March 1, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Artificial Intelligence |
| Current Position: | Application Engineer at an information technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 340+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 4, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | March 15, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geospatial Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 340 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 30, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | March 25, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Machine Learning Engineer at a medical software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 11, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | March 25, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Lecturer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 340 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 4, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | March 28, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40 journal papers Cited approximately 780+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 7, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | March 28, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Statistics |
| Current Position: | Quantitative Researcher at a finance company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 15, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | March 25, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a biomedical research company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 14, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | February 2, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetic Science |
| Current Position: | Professor and Independent PI at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,780+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 13, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | Februaty 6, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Associate VP & Admin. Director at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a foreign university Co-invented 7 commercialized patents Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 1, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | February 13, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 22, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | February 13, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Public Health |
| Current Position: | Graduate Research Assistant at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.P.H. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 5, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | February 7, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | International Economics and Public Policy |
| Current Position: | Economist at an international financial institution |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 scholarly papers Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 12, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | February 22, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Agricultural and Soil Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 410+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 7, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | February 20, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genomics |
| Current Position: | Senior Scientist at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 18, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | February 5, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cancer Immunology |
| Current Position: | Specialist at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,050+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 experts |
| Filing Date: | September 22, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 4, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Scientist at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 460+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | August 3, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 18, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Staff Material Engineer at an automotive and energy company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 1,510+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 3 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 16, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | January 22, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Drug Discovery |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 18, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 18, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Staff Engineer at a biotechnology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 26, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 9, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Operations Research |
| Current Position: | Senior Algorithm Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 11, 2024 |
| Approval Date: | January 25, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biopharmaceutical Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| 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: | December 21, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 2, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40 journal papers Cited approximately 2,760+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 17, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 25, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Data Scientist at a software technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 22, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 3, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Applied Researcher at an ecommerce company |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 4 scientific papers Cited approximately 1,280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 31, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 19, 2024 |
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Economics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 11, 2023 |
| Approval Date: | January 3, 2024 |
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