NIW Cases Approved in September 2017
This report includes twelve (12) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in September 2017. 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 Monica Castellanos, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Structural Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 190 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 3, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 7, 2017 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Simulation Engineer at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 10, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | September 30, 2017 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Communications |
| Current Position: | Lecturer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and policy papers No citations claimed |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 3, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 20, 2017 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 360+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 18, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 23, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmaceutical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a pharmaceutical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 1, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 18, 2017 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Software Developer at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 27, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 1, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 6, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 5, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Optical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 14, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 29, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Atmospheric Sciences |
| Current Position: | Research Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 27, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 25, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Instructor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 13, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 12, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Research Scholar at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 180 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 11, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 11, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor 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 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | September 26, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | September 19, 2017 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
