NIW Cases Approved in August 2019
This report includes eleven (11) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in August 2019. 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, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Lecturer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 1 journal paper Involved in 8 patents |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | October 4, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 16, 2019 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 400 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 11, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | August 23, 2019 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 9, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | August 6, 2019 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Molecular Neuroscience |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 10+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 8, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | August 14, 2019 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Energy Sciences |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 24, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | August 14, 2019 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Statistics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal and conference papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 31, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | August 13, 2019 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biophysics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 2 journal papers Cited by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 9 including 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 11, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 29, 2019 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics Epidemiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 260+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | January 28, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | August 2, 2019 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 5 journal papers Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 18, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | August 5, 2019 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 590+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 3, 2018 |
| Approval Date: | August 3, 2019 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 230 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 5, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | August 21, 2019 |
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