Success Story: NIW Approval for Post Doc Scientific Researcher in Two Months”

 “NIW Approval for Scientific Researcher in Two Months” (Approval Notice) Case Summary: On 12/05/2012, the USCIS approved the petition of our client, who had extensive experience researching the dengue virus—exploring how the virus is spread and how outbreaks can be predicted and preemptively addressed. Although the client’s area of research was very specialized, we were able to frame the significance of this area of study as absolutely critical to the prevention of an epidemic Read more [...]

Success Story: EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval for Pharmacist without a PhD

“EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval for Pharmacist without PhD” (Approval Notice) Case Summary: On 12/05/2012, we at Chen Immigration Law Associates received approval of an EB-2 NIW advanced degree professional for a client who is working as a Pharmacist but used to be pharmaceutical researcher. We presented our clients as an expert of the development of several new generic drug formulations, as well as the determination of proper drug administration and dosage for various Read more [...]

Success Story: Computer Engineer got NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approved in 3 months without RFE (Request for Evidence )

The case was filed on May 21st, 2012 so the processing time is shorter than the average processing time of 4 months. (Approval Notice) Case Summary: On October 18th, 2012, we at Chen Immigration Law Associates got another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver)approval notice for a client who worked in the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering. It is important to note that this client had not published a significant amount of journals, nor had his research greatly influenced the fields Read more [...]

Success Story: EB-2 NIW approval for Expert in Medical Physics in just 4 months

EB-2 NIW approval for Expert in Medical Physics in just 4 months. (Approval Notice) Case Summary: Recently, a graduate of a prestigious university in China with a strong background in Medical Physics and expertise in Computer and Electrical Engineering had his case approved.  In the US, our client worked for a university in New York.  Here at Chen Immigration Law Associates, we know how to petition the USCIS for our clients to become permanent residents. To make this petition successful, Read more [...]

Success Story: NIW Approval for Cyber Security Expert in Just 2 Months

NIW Approval for Cyber Security Expert in Just 2 Months. (Approval Notice) Case Summary: On November 28, Chen Immigration Law Associates received approval of an NIW petition for a Cyber Security expert.  Our client was a graduate of a prestigious university in Turkey.  While in the US, our client worked on research for the NSA and US Army, specializing in complex networks and social networks, as well as graph theory and its applications. We defined our client’s field of expertise Read more [...]

EB2-NIW(National Interest Waiver) Entrepreneurs: Success Stories

In November of last year, we at Chen Immigration Law Associates, released an article clarifying how entrepreneurs can not only qualify for green cards under the EB-2 National Interest Waiver petition category, but rather can become supreme candidates for National Interest Waivers due to the unique and profound benefits they and their companies pose to the national economy – through the stimulation of foreign and domestic investment, the creation of jobs, and the impactful innovation resulting from Read more [...]

Can I still apply for EB-2 National Interest Waiver if I have a minimal citation record and no scientific or scholarly articles? – Key Strategies for Petition Approval

Victoria Chen, J.D., Esq. -   What if I have no scholarly publications, no citations, and no major academic contributions to the field of endeavor; can I still apply for an EB-1 or EB-2 visa?           This is a frequently occurring question we at Chen Immigration Law Associates get from potential clients planning to apply for first- and second-preference employment-based visas.  The answer is “YES.” There are many foreign nationals who apply lacking the above credentials, Read more [...]