NIW Cases Approved in May 2009
This report includes eighteen (18) National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases filed by Liu & Associates and approved by the USCIS in May 2009. 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 Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at Liu & Associates, PLLC.
Case #1:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Aerospace Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university.
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent expert
Filing Date: December 15, 2008
Approval Date: May 21, 2009
Case #2:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 33 journal papers
Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: December 1, 2008
Approval Date: May 12, 2009
Case #3:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university.
Published 16 journal papers
Cited approximately 86 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent expert
Filing Date: April 30, 2008
Approval Date: May 4, 2009
Case #4:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Electronic Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 25 journal papers
Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: February 8, 2008
Approval Date: May 22, 2009
Case #5:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university.
Published 26 journal papers
Cited approximately 85 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent expert
Filing Date: May 6, 2008
Approval Date: May 8, 2009
Case #6:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 30 journal papers with heavy citations
Supporting Letters: 6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date: November 7, 2008
Approval Date: May 26, 2009
Case #7:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Materials Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university.
Published 8 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent expert
Filing Date: January 8, 2009
Approval Date: May 4, 2009
Case #8:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 18 journal papers
Cited approximately 250 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: October 15, 2008
Approval Date: May 20, 2009
Case #9:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 2 journal papers
Cited approximately 89 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: May 16, 2008
Approval Date: May 4, 2009
Case #10:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Bioengineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 4 journal papers and
Featured in USA Today and www.NewScience.com
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: September 29, 2008
Approval Date: May 14, 2009
Case #11:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Developmental Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 37 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: January 4, 2008
Approval Date: May 19, 2009
Case #12:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 86 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: January 12, 2009
Approval Date: May 5, 2009
Case #13:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university.
Published 18 journal papers
Cited approximately 128 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 8 including 6 independent expert
Filing Date: June 3, 2008
Approval Date: May 21, 2009
Case #14:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pharmacology & Toxicology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 4 journal papers
Co-authored 6 conference proceeding papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: May 6, 2008
Approval Date: May 7, 2009
Case #15:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 16 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: December 13, 2007
Approval Date: May 21, 2009
Case #16:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biomedical Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 7 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: December 20, 2007
Approval Date: May 7, 2009
Case #17:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 11 journal papers
Cited approximately 164 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date: April 2, 2008
Approval Date: May 28, 2009
Case #18:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Neuroscience
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 4 journal papers
Cited approximately 61 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: November 14, 2008
Approval Date: May 19, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
