NIW Cases Approved in November 2014
This report includes fourteen (14) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in November 2014. 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 Heitman, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 11, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 12, 2014 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Staff Engineer at a research and development company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 2, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 18, 2014 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 21, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 19, 2014 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 10, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 19, 2014 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cell Biology and Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 25, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 16, 2014 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Electrical Engineer at an oil company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 15, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 4, 2014 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Software Engineer at a software company |
| 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 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 15, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 24, 2014 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medicinal Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Senior Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 18, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 13, 2014 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cellular and Developmental Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 240+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 29, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 22, 2014 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 3, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 19, 2014 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cell Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 10+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 6, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | November 13, 2014 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a medical school |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 550+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 29, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 18, 2014 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Biology |
| Current Position: | Assistant Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 22, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 12, 2014 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Visiting Scientist at a government agency |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 22, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | November 10, 2014 |
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