NIW Approvals in April 2021
This report includes thirteen (13) NIW I-140 cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in April 2021. 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: | Cell Biology |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 6, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 6, 2021 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Doctoral Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 1 independent expert |
| Filing Date: | May 27, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 23, 2021 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biostatistics |
| Current Position: | Biostatistician at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 16, 2019 |
| Approval Date: | April 23, 2021 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 7 journal papers Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 6, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 1, 2021 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Cited approximately 330+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 9, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 2, 2021 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 320+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 14, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 6, 2021 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Research Scientist at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 330+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 27, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 5, 2021 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Senior Scientist at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 3 journal papers Cited approximately 50+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 16, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 7, 2021 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 60+ journal and conference papers Cited approximately 1,040+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 18, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 5, 2021 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Building Science and Technology |
| Current Position: | Scientific Engineering Associate at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | M.S. from a U.S. university Published 4 journal papers Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 18, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 13, 2021 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Synthetic Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Senior Chemist at an agriculture company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 2 journal papers Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 21, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 14, 2021 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| 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: | September 17, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 27, 2021 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-2 NIW I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational/Mathematical Modeling |
| Current Position: | Trader at a financial firm |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Cited approximately 110+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 10, 2020 |
| Approval Date: | April 29, 2021 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
