Case Summary:

A postdoctoral researcher with a Ph.D. in computational chemistry engaged our services to file an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on her behalf. North America Immigration Law Group is known for making sure of our client’s credentials to prove its veracity. Thus, our team asked her to provide us with all the information related to her academic and professional accomplishments. Once we received her I-140 package, we began to prepare her NIW case by outlining the following details:

• Initially, we detailed her intended research work on using computational molecular modeling and simulation to ascertain the molecular properties of biopolymers in order to design novel small molecule drugs to more effectively treat HIV and AIDS and improve renewable energy sources, which has its great importance as it provides the computational tools and scientific insight necessary to efficiently proceed with small molecule drug design. We were certain that her research work is relevant to public health, pharmaceutical innovation, and the healthcare and energy industries.
• Additionally, we observed that her research has also been supported by funding grants from leading organizations, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (FRFCU), which provides strong evidence of her findings’ national benefit and its contribution to national objectives. The receipt of international funding indicates that her research on molecular conformational dynamics in biopolymers possesses broad scientific utility with valuable applications beyond computational chemistry, including early disease and infection diagnostics, environmental assessments, and public health.
• In addition, we noted her publications record, the six peer-reviewed journal articles (three first-authored), published in the top journals in her field, reflecting her peers’ recognition of the value of this research in the field, garnering the stately 19 citations. Her fabulous education, experience, expertise, and documented record of success and influence in her field have altogether well-positioned her to advance her intended research here in the United States. To support the entire case, we added five recommendation letters, acquired by our client from other scholarly experts in the field, proving her as a preeminent researcher who has contributed substantially to progress in computational/physical chemistry research. One of them also stated:

“[Client] has published her research findings in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, which indicates that her findings have met the high academic standards of their editorial boards and have been judged relevant to the overall scientific community. Her widely published research and its use by other scholars underscores her high standing within the United States research community and the need for her to remain in the United States to continue her work.”

From a national perspective, there are many reasons to consider her research as advantageous to the United States. Therefore, we were able to convince USCIS of retaining an innovative and pioneering mind such as our client is imperative to continued progress in the field of computational chemistry. We are happy that she achieved her NIW petition approval without any obstacles. Also, we thank her for trusting our firm with her I-140 application, and we congratulate her on continuing to advance her desired field.