Case Summary:

A community economic development coordinator, highly proficient in the field of sustainable development, contacted North America Immigration Law Group to help him by filing an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on his behalf. We appraised his academic background and intended research work. Holder of a Ph.D. in urban and regional planning and his profound experience in the field of sustainable development made him a suitable candidate for the national interest waiver. We commenced documenting his case, and we included the following relevant details in his petition packet:

1. We elaborated his proposed research on enhancing food security by developing solutions to labor shortages on small and medium scale farms and collecting data on policies that communities undertake to increase local food sales. His research is therefore of great importance because it prevents food shortages by enhancing community food security.

2. We observed that he has established an impressive record of publication, the 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and 2 book chapters which altogether garnered 24 citations, exerting a tangible influence on the rest of the field of sustainable development. His citation record indicates a demonstrated impact on the field that has well-positioned him to continue to advance the proposed endeavor.

3. Also, we stated that he is also active in the scientific community as a peer reviewer for highly acclaimed journals. He has already conducted reviews for the discerning journals. Only the foremost experts in their field are invited to perform this important review work, so this review activity further demonstrates his elevated standing in the field.

4. After a thorough go through his research, we added five recommendation letters acquired by our client from fellow experts in the field to fortify that his work offers a novel approach for simultaneously dealing with the issue of aging farmers while spurring the development of new, young ones. One of the recommenders described his work as:

“[Client’s] research, centered as it is on providing reconnaissance on different facets of agricultural operations, thusly makes him a researcher of salient importance to the United States retaining its leading role in this industry. His repeated successes in agricultural development during his career have made him an ideal researcher to keep pushing this field forward.”

The USCIS adjudicated his work for 8 months and was convinced that his research has been important to the United States, where much of his work has taken place, and that the country has a vested interest in reaping the benefits of his work. Having stated that, we would like to thank our client for choosing us and congratulate him on obtaining the EB2 approval and continuing with his proposed research project.

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“Thank you so much for helping me succeed with my case.”

Case Summary:

A community economic development coordinator from Sweden chose North America Immigration Law Group to help him secure an O1-A (Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement) visa. To receive notification of case approval, he was required to show that he was an individual with extraordinary ability who was temporarily entering the United States to continue work in his area of specialization.

Before we began to build his case, we evaluated his credentials thoroughly and confirmed that he was armed with a doctoral degree in urban and regional planning, focusing on enhancing food security by developing solutions to labor shortages on small- and medium-scale farms and collecting data on policies that communities undertake to increase local food sales. We successfully concluded that our client’s research addresses some of our nation’s most pressing issues in understanding how to best solve agricultural labor shortages and similar problems contributing to food insecurity. Our priority was to prove to the USCIS that our client’s findings are of great importance to the United States.

Our client’s O1A petition packet contained his citation and publication record, the 4 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and 2 book chapters that had gained 32 citations. Further, he has reviewed 3 articles for highly acclaimed journals in the field of sustainable development. Only top-level researchers in their field are invited to perform this significant editorial work, which demonstrates our client’s prominent hold in the field.

To substantiate the extent of the international influence his work had accumulated, he garnered five letters of recommendation signed by well-known experts who are familiar with our client’s work through having read and relied upon his publications. One of the recommenders stated:

“He is an exceptional researcher in food systems planning, whose work contributes greatly to the field.”

And, we were successful in conveying to the USCIS that our client’s findings propose a novel approach for simultaneously dealing with the issue of aging farmers while spurring the development of new, young ones and how this is benefiting the United States.

We congratulate him for achieving O1-A petition approval and we also thank him for esteeming us for his O1-A application.

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