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