Example Cases

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National Interest Waiver

• Successful Case 1: National Interest Waiver (NIW)
  Visa Type: H1B  
  Country of Origin: China
  Field: Polymer Sciences and Engineering
  Client is working as a research scientist in a midwest company, with four publications (23 citations). Client holds a M.S. from a U.S. University.  
  Case Type: I-140
  Filing Date: October 31, 2013; Approval Notice Date: April 30, 2014
  
  
•  Successful Case 2: National Interest Waiver (NIW)
  Visa Type: J1
  Country of Origin: Israel
  Field: Biomedical Sciences
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a U.S. university with nine publications (65 citations) and no review experience. Client holds a Ph.D. from a foreign University.
  Case Type: I-140, I-485
  Filing Date: May 14, 2013; Approval Notice Date: July 19, 2013
  
  
• Successful Case 3: National Interest Waiver (NIW)
  Visa Type: J1
  Country of Origin: Israel
  Field: Chemistry
  Client is postdoctoral fellow in a U.S. university with 13 journal pulications (65 citations), with no review experience. Client holds a Ph.D. from a foreign university.
  Case Type: I-140, I-485
  Filing Date:June 5, 2014; Approval Notice Date: October 30, 2014 (I-140) & December 9, 2014 (I-485)
  
  *Client's dependent I-485 also approved on December 9, 2014
  
  
• Successful Case 4: National Interest Waiver (NIW)
  Visa Type: H1B
  Country of Origin: Colombia
  Field: Biomedical Sciences
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a U.S. university with three journal publications (35 citations). No review experience was submitted. Client holds a Ph.D. from a U.S. University.  
  Case Type: I-140, I-485
  Filing Date: December 2, 2014; Approval Notice Date: March 3, 2015 (I-140) & April 30, 2015 (I-485)
   
• Successful Case 5: National Interest Waiver (NIW)
  Visa Type: TN
  Country of Origin: Canada
  Field: Biomedical Sciences
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a research institution with thirteen publications (65 citations), and no review experience. Client holds a Ph.D. from a U.S.University.  
  Case Type: I-140, I-485
  Filing Date: July 2, 2015; Approval Notice Date: March 1, 2016 (I-140), June 22, 2016 (I-485)
  
  
• Successful Case 6: National Interest Waiver (NIW)
  Visa Type: H1B
  Country of Origin: Korea
  Field: Biomedical Sciences
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a university with ten publications (677 citations). Client holds a Ph.D. from a U.S. University.  
  Case Type: I-140
  Filing Date: October 13, 2015; Approval Notice Date: July 22, 2016
  
  

Extraordinary Ability in Science

• Successful Case 7: Extraordinary Ability in Science (EB-1A)
  Visa Type: F1OPT
  Country of Origin: China
  Field: Physics
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a university with twenty-eight publications (288 citations), and a peer reviewer for 13 journals. Client holds a Ph.D. from a U.S. University.  
  Case Type: I-140
  Filing Date: December 15, 2015; Approval Notice Date: August 4, 2016
  

• Successful Case 8: National Interest Waiver (NIW) & Extraordinary Ability in Science (EB-1A)
  Visa Type: F1OPT when filing NIW; H4 when filing EB-1A
  Country of Origin: China
  Field: Polymer Chemistry
  Client holds a Ph.D. from a U.S. University.  Client has published 13 journal publications with 158 citations, and served as a peer-reviewer for 8 journals.
  Case Type: I-140 (NIW), I-140 (EB-1A)
  Filing Date: July 1, 2013 (NIW) & February 13, 2015 (EB-1A); Approval Notice Date: August 12, 2013 (NIW) & February 24, 2016 (EB-1A)
  
  
• Successful Case 9: Extraordinary Ability in Science (EB-1A)
  Visa Type: J1
  Country of Origin: China
  Field: Optical Sciences and Engineering
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a university with twelve publications (89 citations), and a peer reviewer for 5 journals. One of their publications has been the subject of media reports. Client holds a Ph.D. from a foreign University.   
  Case Type: I-140
  Filing Date: January 23, 2015; Approval Notice Date: February 24, 2015
  
  
• Successful Case 10: National Interest Waiver (NIW) & Extraordinary Ability in Science (EB-1A)
  Visa Type: H1B
  Country of Origin: China
  Field: Immunology
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a university with ten publications (231 citations), and a peer reviewer for 9 journals. Client holds a B.S. from a foreign University.   
  Case Type: I-140 (NIW) & I-140 (EB-1A)
  Filing Date: August 22, 2014 (NIW) & January 6, 2015 (EB-1A); Approval Notice Date: August 5, 2015 (NIW) & June 12, 2015 (EB-1A)
  
  
• Successful Case 11: Extraordinary Ability in Science (EB-1A)
  Visa Type: H1B
  Country of Origin: China  
  Field: Ophthalmology
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a university with twenty-six publications (108 citations), and a peer reviewer for 16 journals.Client holds a Ph.D. from a foreign University.    
  Case Type: I-140  
  Filing Date: November 9, 2015; Approval Notice Date: March 18, 2016
  

Outstanding Researcher or Professor

• Successful Case 12: Outstanding Researcher (EB-1B)
  Visa Type: H1B
  Country of Origin: China  
  Field: Cancer Research
  Client is a postdoctoral fellow at a research institution with eleven publications (579 citations), and no peer review experience. Client holds a Ph.D. from a U.S. University.    
  Case Type: I-140  
  Filing Date: October 9, 2014; Approval Notice Date: December 10, 2014
  
  
• Successful Case 13: Outstanding Researcher (EB-1B)
  Visa Type: H1B  
  Country of Origin: China   
  Field: Biostatistics  
  Client is a research scientist at a university medical center with eleven publications (18 citations), and has peer-reviewed for 16 journals. Client holds a Ph.D. from a U.S. University.     
  Case Type: I-140   
  Filing Date: October 24, 2013; Approval Notice Date: November 19, 2013
  
  
• Successful Case 14: Outstanding Researcher (EB-1B)
  Visa Type: F1OPT
  Country of Origin: China   
  Field: Material Sciences
  Client is a research scientist in a company with twenty publications (119 citations), and peer review experience for 19 journals. Client holds a Ph.D. from a U.S. University.     
  Case Type: I-140   
  Filing Date: October 9, 2013; Approval Notice Date: November 19, 2013