NIW Cases Approved in February 2015
This report includes eight (8) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in February 2015. 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 Frances Iyer, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at an investment bank |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 90 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 30, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | February 3, 2015 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 590+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 2, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | February 24, 2015 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a non-profit research center |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 240 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 18, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | February 4, 2015 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 17, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | February 9, 2015 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular and Cell Biology |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 260+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 19, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | February 11, 2015 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a telecommunications company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 1, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | February 27, 2015 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 18, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | February 11, 2015 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 30, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | February 20, 2015 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
