NIW Cases Approved in February 2018
This report includes sixteen (16) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in February 2018. 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: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 5, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 13, 2018 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 24, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 23, 2018 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 5, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 6, 2018 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar 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 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 22, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 9, 2018 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Information Science and Technology |
| Current Position: | Software Developer at an information technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 3, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 7, 2018 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Civil Engineering |
| Current Position: | Systems Engineer at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 30, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 16, 2018 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 8, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 13, 2018 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Engineering Mechanics |
| Current Position: | R&D Engineer at a medical devices company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | December 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | February 1, 2018 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Data Scientist at an advertising company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 21, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 26, 2018 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a telecommunications company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 18, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 13, 2018 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Modeling |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a quantitative trading company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 7, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 1, 2018 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Lecturer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 23, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 12, 2018 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal papers Cited approximately 110 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 9, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 13, 2018 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Programmer Analyst at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 16, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 1, 2018 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biophysics |
| Current Position: | Associate Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Cited approximately 650+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 6, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 8, 2018 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geospatial Science |
| Current Position: | Research Professor at a university |
| 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: | March 17, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | February 12, 2018 |
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