NIW Cases Approved in September 2016
This report includes thirteen (13) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in September 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, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Physics |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 4, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 22, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 11, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 23, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Data Analysis |
| Current Position: | Associate at a banking company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 12, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 12, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Astrophysics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 5,430+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 17, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 8, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 1,060 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 14, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 2, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 10, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 6, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Cell Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 9, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 1, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Current Position: | Research Assistant at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 650+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 10, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 19, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Surface Science |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 25, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 2, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Cited approximately 750+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 7, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 9, 2016 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 260 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 5, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 1, 2016 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 10, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 26, 2016 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at an oil company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 12, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 2, 2016 |
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