NIW Cases Approved in August 2016
This report includes eighteen (18) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in August 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 Christina Ngo and Monica Castellanos, Legal Assistants at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Veterinary Pathologist |
| Current Position: | Pathology Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 6, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 15, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Toxicology |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant 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 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 2, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 31, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 29, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 27, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 26, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 18, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 26, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 18, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmacology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 14, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 25, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 29, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 18, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 370+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 5, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 2, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Entomology |
| Current Position: | Research Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 29, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 25, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 20, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 19, 2016 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical and Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Chemist at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 5, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 9, 2016 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Agricultural Science |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30 journal papers Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 5, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 3, 2016 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 23, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 5, 2016 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at biological institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10 journal papers Cited approximately 890+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 29, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 3, 2016 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medical Education |
| Current Position: | Advisor at a non-profit |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 18, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 15, 2016 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 3, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | August 26, 2016 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 12 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 18, 2016 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 12 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 28, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | August 26, 2016 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
