NIW, EB-1A & EB-1B Cases Approved in June 2009
This report includes six (6) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in June 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purpose, a numeric 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 LPY Law Group.
Case #1:
Case Type: Eb-1A
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 33 journal papers
Frequently invited to review the work of others
Appointed to Technical Program Committee & Session Chair at International Conferences
Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: December 16, 2008
Approval Date: June 17, 2009
Case #2:
Case Type: Eb-1A
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 24 journal papers
Invited to serve as a peer-reviewer for journals
Cited approximately 170 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: June 11, 2009
Approval Date: June 23, 2009
Case #3:
Case Type: Eb-1A
Field of Research: Philosophy
Major Credentials: BA from a foreign university
Published 25 journal papers
Sole-authored 5 books& 2 book chapters
Invited to author newspaper articles & Magazine columns
Invited to serve as a peer-reviewer for journals
Supporting Letters: 3
Filing Date: December 9, 2008
Approval Date: June 4, 2009
Case #4:
Case Type: Eb-1A
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 15 journal papers
Reviewed papers for journals and conferences
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: March 18, 2009
Approval Date: June 23, 2009
Case #5:
Case Type: Eb-1A
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 13 journal papers
Frequently invited to review the works of others
Supporting Letters: 6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date: November 26, 2008
Approval Date: June 2, 2009
Case #6:
Case Type: Eb-1A
Field of Research: Medical Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
M.D. from a foreign university
Published 34 journal papers
Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Invited as a peer reviewer for journals
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: April 29, 2009
Approval Date: June 23, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
NIW Cases Approved in July 2009
This report includes thirty (30) NIW cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in July 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 Lisa Sun, Law Clerk at LPY Law Group.
Case #1:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from foreign university
10+ publications in journals and conferences
50 citations from other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 3 independent expert
Filing Date: June 6, 2008
Approval Date: July 1, 2009
Case #2:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. degree from a U.S. university
20+ publications in journals and conferences
210+ citations from other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 3 independent expert
Filing Date: July 8, 2009
Approval Date: July 29, 2009
Case #3:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Semiconductors
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
30+ publications in journals and conferences proceedings
3 foreign patents
130+ citations from other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: May 11, 2009
Approval Date: July 20, 2009
Case #4:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Materials science
Major Credentials: M.S. from a foreign university [Ph.D. candidate]
10+ publications in journals and conference proceedings
Reviewed papers for journals
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: June 19, 2008
Approval Date: July 29, 2009
Case #5:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Computer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
20+ publications in journals and conference proceedings
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: June 29, 2009
Approval Date: July 28, 2009
Case #6:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
140+ publications in journals and conference proceedings
2,000+ citations from other researchers
Reviewer of papers for journals
Supporting Letters: 5 letters, including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: June 25, 2008
Approval Date: July 7, 2009
Case #7:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
10+ publications in journals and conference proceedings
50 citations from other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: June 25, 2009
Approval Date: July 29, 2009
Case #8:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
10 publications in journals and conference proceedings
40+ citations from other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: July 11, 2008
Approval Date: July 21, 2009
Case #9:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Material Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
20 publications in journals and conference
30+ citations from other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: June 24, 2009
Approval Date: July 27, 2009
Case #10:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Computer Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
9 publications in journals and conference proceedings
Supporting Letters: 5 letters including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: July 8, 2009
Approval Date: July 29, 2009
Case #11:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Mechanical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
10+ publications in journals and conference proceedings
Supporting Letters: 5 letters including, 2 independent experts
Filing Date: May 29, 2009
Approval Date: July 8, 2009
Case #12:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
10 publications in journals and conferences
50+ citations from other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 5 independent experts
Filing Date: June 23, 2008
Approval Date: July 8, 2009
Case #13:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
15 publications in journals and conferences
50+ citations by other researchers
1 patent approved
Supporting Letters: 6 letters including, 3 independent experts
Filing Date: April 24, 2009
Approval Date: July 14, 2009
Case #14:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
20+ publications in top tiered journals and conferences
590+ citations from other researchers
Member of editorial board for major journal
Supporting Letters: 5 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: May 28, 2009
Approval Date: July 8, 2009
Case #15:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
9 publications in journals and conferences
270+ citations by other researchers
Featured by Faculty of 1000 Biology 3 times
Supporting Letters: 5 letters
Filing Date: June 4, 2008
Approval Date: July 1, 2009
Case #16:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
7 publications in journals and conferences
40+ citations from other researchers
6 media reports
Supporting Letters: 5 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: June 1, 2009
Approval Date: July 10, 2009
Case #17:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
20+ publications in journals and conferences
60 citations from other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: May 6, 2009
Approval Date: July 2, 2009
Case #18:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Biomedical Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
30+ publications in journals and conferences
110+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: May 28, 2009
Approval Date: July 6, 2009
Case #19:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
6 publications in journals and conferences
30+ citations by other researchers
1 approved patent
Supporting Letters: 5 letters
Filing Date: July 18, 2008
Approval Date: July 1, 2009
Case #20:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. at a U.S. university
10 publications in journals and conferences
130+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: June 30, 2009
Approval Date: July 15, 2009
Case #21:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
10 publications in journals and conferences
320+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: May 26, 2009
Approval Date: July 7, 2009
Case #22:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Statistics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
10+ publications in journals and conferences
100+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 letters including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: June 12, 2009
Approval Date: July 29, 2009
Case #23:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering/Material Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. University
20+ publications in journals and conferences
50+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: July 1, 2009
Approval Date: July 16, 2009
Case #24:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Materials Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
10+ publications in journals and conferences
50+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 letters including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: F ebruary 12, 2009
Approval Date: July 22, 2009
Case #25:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from U.S. university
7 publications in journals
240+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 letters including 5 independent experts
Filing Date: July 1, 2009
Approval Date: July 15, 2009
Case #26:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from U.S. university
9 publications in journals and conferences
Supporting Letters: 6 letters including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: April 28, 2009
Approval Date: July 13, 2009
Case #27:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Computer engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from U.S. university
10+ publications in journals and conferences
70+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 letters including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 10 2009
Approval Date: July 27, 2009
Case #28:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Bioinformatics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from U.S. university
5 publications in journals and conferences
Supporting Letters: 5 letters including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: May 15, 2009
Approval Date: July 13, 2009
Case #29:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from U.S. university
8 publications in journals and conferences
Research discoveries been commercialized
Supporting Letters: 6 letters including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: October 10, 2008
Approval Date: July 21, 2009
Case #30:
Case Type: NIW
Field of Research: organic/medicinal chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from U.S. university
10+ publications in journals and conferences
20+ citations by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 letters including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: July 28, 2008
Approval Date: July 29, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
NIW Cases Approved in June 2009
This report includes seventeen (17) National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in June 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 LPY Law Group.
Case #1:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 21 journal papers
Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: May 21, 2009
Approval Date: June 12, 2009
Case #2
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Nanotechnology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 6 journal papers
Cited approximately 100 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: June 3, 2009
Approval Date: June 29, 2009
Case #3
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Neuroscience
Major Credentials: M.D. from a foreign university
Published 5 journal papers
Received national Science and Technology Progress Award from a foreign country
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 18, 2007
Approval Date: June 19, 2009
Case #4
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 7 journal papers
Cited approximately 95 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: January 10, 2008
Approval Date: June 19, 2009
Case #5
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Microbiology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 25 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date: June 9, 2008
Approval Date: June 17, 2009
Case #6
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 15 journal papers
Cited approximately 95 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: January 19, 2009
Approval Date: June 2, 2009
Case #7
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 11 journal papers
Invited to serve as a peer-reviewer for journals
Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: May 29, 2009
Approval Date: June 29, 2009
Case #8
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 24 journal papers
Invited to review the works of others 9 times
Cited approximately 150 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: April 28, 2009
Approval Date: June 23, 2009
Case #9
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Environmental Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 45 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date: December 31, 2008
Approval Date: June 2, 2009
Case #10
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 6 journal papers
Cited approximately 110 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: May 29, 2009
Approval Date: June 30, 2009
Case #11
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Network Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 17 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: June 23, 2008
Approval Date: June 24, 2009
Case #12
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 15 journal papers
Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: February 27, 2009
Approval Date: June 23, 2009
Case #13
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 18 journal papers
Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: November 2, 2007
Approval Date: June 11, 2009
Case #14
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 30 journal papers
Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: April 23, 2009
Approval Date: June 23, 2009
Case #15
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Materials Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 16 journal papers
Cited approximately 110 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: May 6, 2009
Approval Date: June 19, 2009
Case #16
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: November 5, 2008
Approval Date: June 15, 2009
Case #17
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 15 journal papers
Cited approximately 170 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: May 7, 2008
Approval Date: June 1, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
NIW Cases Approved in May 2009
This report includes eighteen (18) National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases filed by LPY Law Group 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 LPY Law Group.
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.
NIW Cases Approved in April 2009
This report includes seventeen (17) National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in April 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 LPY Law Group.
Case #1:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 12 journal papers
Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: November 7, 2007
Approval Date: April 16, 2009
Case #2:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 3 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date: December 28, 2007
Approval Date: April 21, 2009
Case #3:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biomedical research
Major Credentials: Master's from a foreign university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: May 9, 2008
Approval Date: April 30, 2009
Case #4:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Microbiology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 55 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: January 9, 2008
Approval Date: April 20, 2009
Case #5
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: January 23, 2008
Approval Date: April 8, 2009
Case #6:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published more than 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 160 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: September 11, 2008
Approval Date: April 1, 2009
Case #7:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph. D. from a U.S. university
Published 3 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: January 3, 2008
Approval Date: April 20, 2009
Case #8:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Cited approximately 25 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: December 2, 2008
Approval Date: April 23, 2009
Case #9:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Geology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: October 28, 2008
Approval Date: April 15, 2009
Case #10:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Neuroscience
Major Credentials: Ph. D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: January 22, 2008
Approval Date: April 14, 2009
Case #11:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Polymer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date: March 24, 2008
Approval Date: April 6, 2009
Case #12:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: November 20, 2007
Approval Date: April 2, 2009
Case #13:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date: February 26, 2008
Approval Date: April 27, 2009
Case #14:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 45 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5
Filing Date: January 22, 2008
Approval Date: April 8, 2009
Case #15:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-290B Appeal*
Field of Research: Protein Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 2 independent experts
Filing Date: June 2, 2008
Approval Date: April 30, 2009
*Applicant filed NIW I-140 petition by himself. After the petition was denied by USCIS,
Applicant retained LPY Law Group to appeal the case to AAO.
Case #16:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Civil Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date: May 15, 2008
Approval Date: April 30, 2009
Case #17:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Cell Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 6 journal papers
Cited approximately 35 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: February 6, 2008
Approval Date: April 14, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
NIW Cases Approved in March 2009
This report includes twenty-three (23) NIW cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in March 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 LPY Law Group.
Case #1:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
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: April 23, 2008
Approval Date: March 3, 2009
Case #2:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Nanoelectronics
Major Credentials: B.S. from a foreign university
Published 10 journal papers
Co-authored 1 book chapter
Cited approximately 100 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: April 2, 2008
Approval Date: March 23, 2009
Case #3:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Wireless Communications
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 75 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: March 18, 2008
Approval Date: March 30, 2009
Case #4:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Information Systems
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 journal papers
Filing Date: December 3, 2008
Approval Date: March 26, 2009
Case #5:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Physics (Advanced Materials)
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 21 journal papers
Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6
Filing Date: February 5, 2008
Approval Date: March 6, 2009
Case #6:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Nanotechnology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 21 journal papers
Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 2 independent experts
Filing Date: March 11, 2008
Approval Date: March 17, 2009
Case #7:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Photonics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 22 journal papers
Cited approximately 20 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: February 15, 2008
Approval Date: March 16, 2009
Case #8:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Virology and Immunology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 22 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 27, 2007
Approval Date: March 23, 2009
Case #9:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Polymer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 16 journal papers
Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: April 7, 2008
Approval Date: March 5, 2009
Case #10:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Nanomaterials
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 230 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: April 28, 2008
Approval Date: March 6, 2009
Case #11:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Catastrophe Modeling
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: September 5, 2007
Approval Date: March 30, 2009
Case #12:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 6 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 12, 2007
Approval Date: March 31, 2009
Case #13:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Space and Petroleum Drilling
Major Credentials: 2 Ph.D.s from U.S. universities
Published 18 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: January 31, 2008
Approval Date: March 6, 2009
Case #14:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Materials science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 16 journal papers
Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: April 2, 2008
Approval Date: March 2, 2009
Case #15:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pavement Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 16 journal papers
Cited approximately 35 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: February 20, 2008
Approval Date: March 27, 2009
Case #16:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 7 journal papers
Cited approximately 95 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: November 6, 2007
Approval Date: March 25, 2009
Case #17:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computational Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 6 journal papers
Published 2 book chapters
Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: October 9, 2008
Approval Date: March 18, 2009
Case #18:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computational Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 15 journal papers
Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: March 5, 2008
Approval Date: March 20, 2009
Case #19:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 7 journal papers
Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: April 1, 2008
Approval Date: March 23, 2009
Case #20:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biomedical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 20 journal papers
Cited approximately 110 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: April 7, 2008
Approval Date: March 25, 2009
Case #21:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Hepatology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 5 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: February 15, 2008
Approval Date: March 6, 2009
Case #22:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 6 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: March 4, 2008
Approval Date: March 20, 2009
Case #23:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computational Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 22 journal papers
Cited approximately 220 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: December 11, 2007
Approval Date: March 26, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
NIW Cases Approved in February 2009
This report includes ten (10) National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in February 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 LPY Law Group.
Case #1:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 6 journal papers
Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: September 26, 2007
Approval Date: February 17, 2009
Case #2:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Immunology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 7 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: October 23, 2007
Approval Date: February 19, 2009
Case #3:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW RFE*
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from
Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 2 independent experts
Filing Date: July 30, 2007 (*RFE sent January 26, 2009)
Approval Date: February 9, 2009
*Applicant filed I-140 NIW petition by himself. After receiving RFE, Applicant retained LPY Law Group to file response to USCIS.
Case #4:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Veterinary Radiology
Major Credentials: M.S. from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: September 1, 2007
Approval Date: February 9, 2009
Case #5:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 18 journal papers
Holds 3 patents
Cited approximately 250 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 7 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: September 18, 2007
Approval Date: February 9, 2009
Case #6:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Environmental Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: September 10, 2007
Approval Date: February 18, 2009
Case #7:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Condensed Matter Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 14 journal papers
Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: November 6, 2007
Approval Date: February 6, 2009
Case #8:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical Imaging Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 11 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: February 1, 2008
Approval Date: February 27, 2009
Case #9:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pharmacology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 8 journal papers
Co-authored 1 book
Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: March 18, 2008
Approval Date: February 20, 2009
Case #10:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pathology and Pathophysiology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 30 journal papers
Co-authored 1 book chapter
Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: April 1, 2008
Approval Date: February 23, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
NIW Cases Approved in January 2009
This report includes fourteen (14) National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in January 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 LPY Law Group.
Case #1:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Semiconductor Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 8 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: August 15, 2007
Approval Date: January 26, 2009
Case #2:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Environmental Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 7 journal papers
Cited approximately 35 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: October 16, 2007
Approval Date: January 30, 2009
Case #3:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biotechnology
Major Credentials: M.S. from a U.S. university
Published 14 journal papers
Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 27, 2007
Approval Date: January 12, 2009
Case #4:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Microbiology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 18 journal papers
Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: October 12, 2007
Approval Date: January 29, 2009
Case #5:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Experimental Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university.
Published 15 journal papers
Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: October 9, 2007
Approval Date: January 22, 2009
Case #6:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Materials Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: August 1, 2008
Approval Date: January 30, 2009
Case #7:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Developmental Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 95 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: February 8, 2009
Approval Date: January 5, 2009
Case #8:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Surface Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 16 journal papers
Cited approximately 75 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: October 16, 2007
Approval Date: January 29, 2009
Case #9:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 11 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: October 13, 2008
Approval Date: January 21, 2009
Case #10:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 12 journal papers
Cited approximately 35 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6
Filing Date: July 23, 2007
Approval Date: January 26, 2009
Case #11:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computer Science
Major Credentials: M.E. from a foreign university
Published 10 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: August 6, 2007
Approval Date: January 28, 2009
Case #12:
Case Type: Eb-1A
Field of Research: Medical Imaging Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 20 journal papers
Cited approximately 125 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 4 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: January 7, 2008
Approval Date: January 29, 2009
Case #13:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Structural Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 13 journal papers
Cited approximately 74 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: October 25, 2007
Approval Date: January 28, 2009
Case #14:
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biomedical Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 135 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: May 6, 2008
Approval Date: January 12, 2009
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.