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                    近期批准的NIW申请及专业背景

    This report includes some of our firm’s NIW Eb-2 cases recently approved by
the USCIS. Our last report was published in January and can be found at
http://www.
niwus.com/art080110.html.  We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our
readers find the information helpful.  For confidentiality purpose, a letter is
assigned in alphabetical order to replace the petitioner/beneficiary’s name in
each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold client’s information strictly
confidential.  Information about recently approved Eb-1A and EB-1B cases will be
provided in separate reports.

    Compiled by Grace Wang.


Case #1:  Dr. A

Case Type:                EB-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Nanotechnology
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 10 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 16 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:              July 26, 2008
Approval Date:            January 18, 2008

Case #2:  Dr. B

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Bioorganic Chemistry
Major Credentials:        PhD from a foreign university
                       Published 28 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 150 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:              April 24, 2007
Approval Date:            January 17, 2008

Case #3:  Dr. C

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Biomedical Science and Engineering
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 12 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 25, 2007
Approval Date:            February 22, 2008

Case #4:  Dr. D

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Nanotechnology
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 8 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 17, 2007
Approval Date:            January 15, 2008

Case #5:  Dr. E

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW*
Field of Research:        Genetic Research
Major Credentials:        ME and MS from a U.S. university
                       Published 8 journal papers
Supporting Letters:       4 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              September 13, 2006
Approval Date:            January 23, 2008
*Petitioner filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.

Case #6:  Dr. F

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 12 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:              July 16, 2007
Approval Date:            January 25, 2008

Case #7:  Dr. G

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Epidemiology
Major Credentials:        PhD from an U.S. university
                       Published 8 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       7 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 17, 2007
Approval Date:            January 3, 2008

Case #8:  Dr. H

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Biomedical Research
Major Credentials:        PhD/MD from foreign universities
                       Published 41 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 27, 2007
Approval Date:            January 23, 2008

Case #9:  Dr. I

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW*
Field of Research:        Medicinal Chemistry
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 9 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              May 30, 2007
Approval Date:            January 8, 2008
*Petitioner filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.

Case #10:  Dr. J

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Cancer Biology
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 14 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 17, 2007
Approval Date:            February 20, 2008

Case #11:  Dr. K

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Neurobiology
Major Credentials:        PhD from a foreign university
                       Published 7 journal papers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              June 26, 2007
Approval Date:            February 12, 2008

Case #12:  Dr. L

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 3 journal papers                      
Supporting Letters:       5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:              July 16, 2007
Approval Date:            January 2, 2008

Case #13:  Dr. M

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Toxicology
Major Credentials:        PhD from a foreign university
                       Published 16 journal papers
Supporting Letters:       5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 19, 2007
Approval Date:            January 11, 2008

Case #14:  Dr. N

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Cardiovascular Science
Major Credentials:        PhD from a foreign university
                       Published 5 journal papers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              June 28, 2007
Approval Date:            February 4, 2008

Case #15:  Dr. O

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Synthetic Chemistry
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 8 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              November 2, 2007
Approval Date:            February 11, 2008

Case #16:  Dr. P

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Major Credentials:        PhD from a foreign university
                       Published 40 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 350 times
Supporting Letters:       7 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 25, 2007
Approval Date:            January 25, 2008

Case #17:  Dr. Q

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Major Credentials:        PhD from a foreign university
                       Published 17 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 90 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 20, 2007
Approval Date:            February 25, 2008

Case #18:  Dr. R

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW*
Field of Research:        Physics
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 10 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       5 independent experts
Filing Date:              December 18, 2006
Approval Date:            February 19, 2008
*Petitioner filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.

Case #19:  Dr. S

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 11 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6
Filing Date:              July 26, 2007
Approval Date:            February 11, 2008

Case #20:  Dr. T

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials:        PhD from a foreign university
                       Published 18 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 190 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 16, 2008
Approval Date:            February 12, 2008

Case #21:  Dr. U

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW RFE*
Field of Research:        Biomedical Research
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       Published 5 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 26, 2007
Approval Date:            February 8, 2008
*Petitioner filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.

Case #22:  Dr. V

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Ophthalmic Science
Major Credentials:        PhD from a U.S. university
                       MD from a foreign university
                       Published 4 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:              July 19, 2007
Approval Date:            January 11, 2008

Case #23:  Dr. W

Case Type:                Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:        Cell Biology
Major Credentials:        PhD from an U.S. university
                       Published 6 journal papers
                       Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:       5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:              July 17, 2007
Approval Date:            January 3, 2008