NIW Approval in 14 Days in Nebraska Service Center
The NSC speeds up its processing in light of the newly announced Bi-specialization program, which designated NSC and TSC to process I-140 petitions on April 1, 2006. Our law firm filed an NIW for one client on March 27, 2006 and it was approved on April 11, 2006. No RFE.
This is the third time that an NIW was filed on behalf of a research associate at the same university in Iowa, and the petition was approved.
The beneficiary is currently a key research scientist working on research projects focusing on functional inorganic oxide materials. The research projects are funded by NSF and DOE. Prior to current position, the beneficiary had worked as a postdoc in another universitiy.
The client received his Ph. D in materials sciences from a prestigious university in China. While in China, the client ‘s research projects were funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He is a recipient of Yan Dongsheng Scholarship and Bao Gang Scholarship.
The beneficiary has also authored and co-authored about 20 publications in journals with high impact factors. The beneficiary’s research findings were also presented at a numerous national and international conferences, including the prestigious Gordon Research Conference on Solid State Chemistry.
Our client’s research has had a profound impact in the field. This is evidenced by the fact that his papers have been cited extensively by other researchers in the field. Another indicator of our client’s stature in the particular field of knowledge is invitations to serve as an expert reviewer for leading scientific journals. The beneficiary is also a member of several organizations including the prestigious Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society and the American Chemical Society.
We argued that the client has made groundbreaking research discoveries that have made a significant impact on inorganic chemistry and materials sciences at an international level. Citing the “National Critical Technologies Report,” we convincingly demonstrated that the client’s research in new intermatellic materials is of particular importance in the area, which is crucial for the US to take a lead in advanced materials research and compete in the global marketplace. Thus the research is not only national but global in scope. This research was shown to be substantially important to the economy, and national defense of the United States.
The beneficiary submitted several expert opinion letters from his Ph.D advisor, postdoc mentors and other independent experts both in the US and abroad. No letters from US government agencies were provided. We did a thorough analysis of each writer’s background and how the writers came to know the beneficiary. We then drafted the letters from the perspective of the advisors and independent experts. In addition, we argued that the letter providers, although not from government agencies, are authoritative in their field of expertise and are well qualified to evaluate the applicant’s research and its impacts. The letters attested that as a key research scientist of projects funded by important government agencies, US national interests would be adversely impacted without his continuing contribution.
Similar to most of our clients who obtained their advanced degrees in China, this client has done substantial research in China. We therefore advised the beneficiary to obtain one recommendation letter from China attesting to his research achievements while working toward his Ph. D degree. Based on our experience, the beneficiary’s publications and research experience in the home country are as important as the research achievements made in the US. They convincingly establish that the beneficiary has a prior track of demonstrable records of achievements which will justify his future contribution the US.
Our efforts have been repeatedly successful.