NIW Cases Approved in March 2016
This report includes eleven (11) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in March 2016. 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: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Clinical Pharmacist at a research company |
| Major Credentials: | Pharm.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 13, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | March 3, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 18, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | March 25, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Research Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Cited approximately 220 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 17, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 16, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 2, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 16, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 7, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 4, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 3, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 7, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 23+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 7, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 15, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Optics and Photonics |
| Current Position: | Product Line Engineer at a telecommunication company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 14, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 22, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Assistant Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 200+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 16, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 29, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmaceutical Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Research Scientist at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 17, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 31, 2016 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 15, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | March 28, 2016 |
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