On August 28^th, 2019, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Data Science Engineer in the Field of Industrial Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Industrial Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Data Science Engineer

Country of Origin: Vietnam

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Illinois

Approval Notice Date: August 28^th, 2019

Processing Time: 5 months, 18 days

Case Summary:

Exactly 5 months and 18 days after North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition for a data science engineer in Illinois, the USCIS sent him notification of case approval. After months of working closely with our client, our team collected sufficient evidence, together with expert testimonials and successfully argued that his research efforts possess manifest importance for wireless communications and e-commerce market, business, and consumer activities in the United States.

With a PhD degree in industrial and enterprise systems engineering and ample experience conducting industrial engineering research, it came as no surprise that our client secured the National Interest Waiver. For one, we listed the 27 times his 2 peer-reviewed journal articles, 5 peer-reviewed conference articles and 2 granted US patents were cited, along with 9 manuscripts he has judged for a total of 5 conferences and journals in the petition package. His fellow experts in the field also provided additional insight into the merits of his endeavors: “His dedication to scientific precision is evident throughout his published work. All in all, his publication record is a strong indicator of his talent for producing research that is both original and insightful.”

Besides our client’s various achievements as a researcher, we also detailed the value of his work to the country, particularly pertaining to the telecommunications and e-commerce market. His specialized research on machine learning with applications in online recommendation, rating systems, and weather or stock forecasting affects millions of people who use recommendation websites to make everyday decisions. Our client’s unique research offers a significantly enhanced set of recommendations to consumers while also aiding companies in providing a greatly improved service.

We congratulate our client for securing NIW petition approval and we thank him for trusting us to help him accomplish this goal. We also thank him for retaining our I-485 services to help him and his spouse) to adjust their status for permanent residency. We guarantee him our continued support and wish him the very best as he continues to improve the field of industrial engineering.

On August 16^th, 2019, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a PhD Candidate and Research Assistant in the Field of Industrial Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Industrial Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: PhD Candidate and Research Assistant

Country of Origin: Iran

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas

Approval Notice Date: August 16^th, 2019

Processing Time: 6 months, 19 days

Case Summary:

Considered as a “valuable member of the field of Industrial Engineering”, our client received his I-140 EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval in less than 7 months after filing. His ongoing work is focused on understanding the operational mechanisms of scheduling and developing models to improve scheduling problems in the healthcare and manufacturing industries. In the customized petition letter we drafted, our team successfully argued that our client contributes directly to the improvement of healthcare efficiency of the United States, therefore, his research is in line with issues of government, public interest, and technological advances on a national as well as global scale.

North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) was tasked with presenting specific aspects of our client’s academic portfolio to the USCIS. Our goal was to prove that his research is in the interest of the country’s healthcare and manufacturing industries. Among other things, our presentation was comprised of his publication record of 5 peer-reviewed journal articles that had accumulated 44 citations at the time of filing. Moreover, we noted that he had performed 9 peer reviews for leading journals, which further highlighted his active contributions to the field, and reflects his peers’ recognition of the value of this research.

In addition, several industrial engineering experts contributed letters of recommendation that acknowledged our client’s achievements. According to one of them: “[Client]’s research considerably improves the planning and scheduling techniques of operating rooms, which is an area of research receiving significant attention by both researchers and medical practitioners”.

After 6 months and 19 days of adjudicating our client’s NIW petition, the USCIS acknowledged the meritorious nature of his research and granted him the National Interest waiver. We are pleased that our client is now one big step closer to securing a green card, and we wish him the very best as he continues to carry out impactful research on operations and scheduling models.

On March 23^rd, 2017, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Expert in the Field of Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Center Director

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Outside the US

Approval Notice Date: March 23^rd, 2017

Processing Time: 10 months, 25 days

Case Summary:

North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) was approached by an Iran-based engineering expert to help him file an I-140 petition from outside the US. Our client had a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and had strong credentials which positioned him as a sure candidate to receive EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval. Once we had affirmed his credentials and both parties had agreed to the terms of the legal contract, we went about building a strong case for him.

Our priority was to highlight his achievements to the adjudicating authorities and to prove that he deserved the national interest waiver. We did this by focusing on his research. Here are some of the details we included in his NIW petition packet:

– Our client’s work focused specifically on evaluating and improving precipitation estimates using radar and satellite networks. As an engineer, he has evaluated satellite rainfall retrievals, conducted uncertainty analyses on rainfall algorithms, tracked trends in precipitation magnitude and frequency, and estimated probabilistic precipitation rates using ground-based radar networks. His research facilitates the use of remote sensing methods and satellite algorithms to evaluate precipitation frequencies. Undeniably, his research on satellite rainfall estimation models contribute to the United States’ public health and agricultural industries.

– Our client’s publication record and citation count also deserved special mention: at the time of filing, his publications included 9 peer-reviewed scientific articles out of which 4 were first authored, and these had altogether secured 43 citations. Moreover, he had served as a peer reviewer for 4 highly acclaimed journals.

– It was essential that we included letters of recommendation into the presentation. Based on our advice, our client managed to secure 6 such recommendation letters from other highly renowned experts. The words contributed by a well-known assistant professor read:

“[Client’s] achievements and contributions are of a singular nature and vital to the national interests of the United States. His contributions aimed at increasing the accuracy of precipitation information that is highly significant to a multitude of areas such as natural disaster preparedness.”

Collectively, all 6 recommendation letters clearly expressed the benefits of allowing a scientist of our client’s caliber to work in the United States.

After collecting all the relevant documents, we filed the NIW petition on our client’s behalf. The timeline for adjudication went beyond what we had anticipated (4 to 9 months is the norm for I-140 petitions). We raised two service requests on our client’s behalf and finally received notification of case approval 10 months and 25 days after filing.

Since our client resides outside the US, he has to adjust his status for permanent residency through immigrant visa processing (IVP), which he is currently undergoing. To learn more about IVP, please head to http://www.wegreened.com/Immigrant-Visa-Processing. We thank our client for working with us and wish him the very best as he embarks on the final leg of the green card journey.

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On March 6^th, 2017, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Economic Analyst in the Field of Industrial Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Industrial Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Economic Analyst

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

Approval Notice Date: March 6^th, 2017

Processing Time: 14 months

Case Summary:

Exactly 14 months after North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) filed an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition for an Iranian client based in Norway, the USCIS approved his petition. It usually takes them between 4-9 months to adjudicate I-140 petitions and the reason why they spent over a year on our client’s petition is because they issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). According to the USCIS website, an RFE is issued when “an application/petition is lacking required documentation/evidence (initial evidence) or the officer needs more documentation/evidence (additional evidence) to determine an applicant’s eligibility for the benefit sought. We may send you a request for evidence at any stage of our review. The request will indicate what evidence or information is needed for us to fully evaluate your application or petition. The notice will explain where to send the evidence and will give the deadline for your response.” As part of our services, we promptly put together a strong response to the RFE and submitted it to the USCIS before the deadline. Thanks to our diligent efforts, our client secured NIW petition not long after.

In preparing our client’s NIW petition, we chose to focus on details that proved he is one of only a handful of researchers who can obtain such impactful results in the field of industrial engineering. We detailed his 7 peer-reviewed journal articles (all of them first-authored) and 5 articles in conference proceedings as well as the 34 citations gathered from his work. Most importantly, we carefully accounted for his work on investment and decision analysis. Overall, we demonstrated that our client’s research results have directly contributed to better decision-making in the energy and financial services sectors in the United States. Additionally, we proved that his project selection research efforts are contributing to the United States’ energy efficiency and independence.

To support our case, we enlisted our client to obtain recommendation letters from his peers. He returned with five strong letters, one of which contained this statement: “Considering the benefits that [Client’s] research brings to portfolio cultivation and energy resource management, it is essential that he continues it. The United States is an excellent location for him to do so.”

Immigrant Visa Processing (IVP):

Now that our client has an approved NIW petition, he can undergo IVP—the final step in the green card process for applicants who live outside the US. Our client will have to pay the fees, submit the right paperwork, and attend an interview at the American embassy in his country of residence. Assuming everything goes according to plan, he will receive an immigrant visa which he will then use to enter the US as a permanent resident. We wish him well with this step and thank him for choosing us to work on his NIW petition. To learn more about IVP, please visit http://www.wegreened.com/Immigrant-Visa-Processing.

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On October 7^th, 2016, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Research Fellow in the Field of Industrial Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Industrial Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Fellow

Country of Origin: China

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Arizona

Approval Notice Date: October 7^th, 2016

Processing Time: 4 Days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A gifted research fellow from China hired North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) to file an EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition on his behalf. After carefully evaluating his credentials, we confirmed that we could build a strong case for him and initiated the contract. As EB-1A is one of the toughest visa categories to obtain approval, we worked diligently to prove to the USCIS that our client deserved to have his case approved. These are some of the key points that we focused on:

1. We noted his 4 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 2 technical reports, and 3 conference papers and demonstrated that various researchers around the world have access to his findings, which by extension, progresses the entire field of industrial engineering as a whole.
2. Our client’s citation count was also highlighted. At the time of filing, his work had already gathered an impressive 123 citations.
3. Furthermore, we listed our client’s extensive peer review experience. When we filed his EB-1A petition, he had conducted 30 peer reviews for a variety of high-impact scientific journals.
4. To further strengthen his petition, we urged him to obtain recommendation letters from other experts in the field. To our delight, our client returned with six strong letters, one of which contained this statement: “[Client’s] placement at this prestigious institution validates his status as a leading researcher and further proves he is among the most talented and skilled researchers in our field.”

Besides the points listed above, we were also able to demonstrate to the USCIS just how important our client’s research is to the United States: we determined that his findings are applied in the transportation industry, supply chain systems, power industry, and manufacturing. Thanks to Premium Processing (PP), our client only waited 4 days for the USCIS to approve his petition. We are glad that the USCIS was persuaded to approve his petition, and we wish him the best as he awaits a decision regarding his I-485 application.

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On August 24^th, 2016, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Chief Innovation Officer in the Field of Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: CIO

Country of Origin: India

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Pennsylvania

Approval Notice Date: August 24^th, 2016

Processing Time: 21 Days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

Not long ago, North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) helped a CIO obtain an EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition approval. With extensive experience in developing risk assessment methods for evaluating processing plants in the field of engineering, our client was a suitable candidate for this visa class. Just 21 days after his petition was filed, Nebraska Service Center took action on his case by approving it.

Why did it only take 21 days to obtain case approval?

The reason our client only waited 3 weeks for action to be taken on his case is because he chose to upgrade it to Premium Processing (PP) 8 days after filing. PP is a paid option offered by the USCIS that allows petitioners to have action taken on their cases within 15 calendar days. Exactly 13 days after our client’s petition was upgraded to PP, he received notification of case approval. Petitioners who do not want to wait the 4-9 months that it usually takes the USCIS to adjudicate I-140 petitions can either upgrade their cases to PP the way our client did, or file it as a PP case right from the start. As the icing on the cake, the USCIS did not issue a Request for Evidence (RFE).

What did the EB-1A petition dossier contain?

Our job was to prove to the USCIS that our client is an asset to the United States and that his professional achievements exceed standard expectations in the field of engineering. We did this by documenting his 7 journal articles, 3 peer-reviewed conference articles, 2 industry magazine articles, and 1 granted U.S. patent. We also noted his Ph.D. in Engineering, the 140 citations collected from his work, and the 17 times he assessed the work of his peers for scientific periodicals. To build upon our argument, we incorporated recommendation letters provided by six other influential engineers, one of whom stated that “For each day of downtime, a plant is projected to lose as much as $10 million per operating unit. […] In order to control these losses, the United States must advocate for strict risk management practices. One of the brightest minds in this area, [Client], currently works in the United States as CIO of [company name]. It is imperative that the United States promote his research, as he is designing cutting-edge strategies for circumventing risks that lead to incidents. His work is at the core of this grave issue.”

What next?

Roughly a week before his EB-1A petition was approved, we filed I-485 applications for our client and his spouse. We are currently waiting for a favorable outcome and look forward to congratulating them on becoming American permanent residents. In the meantime, we wish our client the best as he continues to advance the field of engineering in the United States.

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On April 25^th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Industrial Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Industrial Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: N/A

Approval Notice Date: April 25^th, 2016

Processing Time: 8 months, 6 days

Case Summary:

Last year, a postdoctoral fellow from Iran hired North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) to file an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on his behalf. Our client, who has extensive experience in the field of industrial engineering, hired us because he knew that we would do everything we could to help him get one step closer to his green card. In preparing our client’s EB-2 NIW petition, we made sure that we had all the relevant paperwork that proved the value of his investigations to the United States. Here are some of the points that we highlighted in our presentation:

1. We noted his 30 published scientific articles that had gathered nearly 80 citations at the time of filing. Using these numbers, we established that various researchers around the world are utilizing our client’s findings to progress the field of industrial engineering as a whole.
2. Our client’s investigations on the modeling of supply chains and service systems using queueing theory, stochastic modeling, and other analytical methods were also documented. We reviewed his findings and determined that they contribute to the United States’ economy by increasing the economic productivity of certain industries and providing a better customer experience to consumers.
3. Our client reached out to several of his peers and asked them to sign recommendation letters. The five letters that he obtained were included in his EB-2 NIW petition packet and presented to the USCIS as evidence that he is an asset to the United States. According to one of our client’s recommenders (a prominent professor): “With his abilities, it is certain that [Client’s] impact on industrial engineering and nations like the United States will endure far into the future. For this reason, it is essential that [Client] be granted the opportunity to continue his career in the United States. His work will advance U.S. industries and benefit individual consumers as well as the national economy. These advances are direly needed in the wake of the recent recession, and without [Client’s] work, I fear the nation’s economic recovery will remain all too slow.”

What is Immigrant Visa Processing?

Green card applicants have two options to apply for permanent residence. They can either file an I-485 (only if they are in the U.S.) or undergo Immigrant Visa Processing (if they live abroad). In this case, our client does not reside in the U.S. and thus, must opt for the second option. He has to pay the fees, submit the right paperwork, and attend an interview at the proper American consulate or embassy. Assuming everything goes well, he will then be allowed to enter the U.S. as a permanent resident and his green card will be mailed to his American address. We wish him the best with IVP and look forward to welcoming him into the U.S. as a green card holder.

On March 7^th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Operations Research Consultant in the Field of Industrial Engineering (Approval Notice).

General Field: Industrial Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Operations Research Consultant

Country of Origin: Iran

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas

Approval Notice Date: March 7^th, 2016

Processing Time: 6 months, 25 days

 

On February 29th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Assistant Professor in the Field of Industrial Engineering (Approval Notice).

 

On February 4th, 2016, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Research Assistant Professor in the Field of Engineering (Approval Notice).