近期批准的NIW案例及专业背景

This report includes sixty-four (64) National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases filed by Liu & Associates and recently approved by the USCIS. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purpose, a numeric number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary\'s name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold client’s information strictly confidential.

Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Smith, Certified Paralegal at Liu & Associates, PLLC.

Case #1: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research:  Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph. D from a foreign university
   Published 12 journal papers
Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 7, 2007
Approval Date: April 16, 2009

Case #2: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical research
Major Credentials: Ph. D from a foreign university
Published 3 journal papers   
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 28, 2007
Approval Date:  April 21, 2009

Case #3: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biomedical research
Major Credentials: Masters from a foreign university
   Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  May 9, 2008
Approval Date: April 30, 2009

Case #4:
 
Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Microbiology
Major Credentials: Ph. D from a foreign university
Published 8 journal papers
   Cited approximately 55 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 9, 2008
Approval Date: April 20, 2009

Case #5

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical research
Major Credentials: Ph. D. from a U.S. university
Published 8 journal papers
   Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 23, 2008
Approval Date: April 8, 2009

Case #6: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph. D. from a foreign university
Published more than 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 160 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 11, 2008

Approval Date: April 1, 2009

Case #7: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph. D. from a U.S. university
   Published 3 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 3, 2008
Approval Date: April 20, 2009

Case #8: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph. D. from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
   Cited approximately 25 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 2, 2008
Approval Date: April 23, 2009

Case #9: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Geology
Major Credentials: Ph. D from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 28, 2008
Approval Date: April 15, 2009

Case #10: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Neuroscience
Major Credentials: Ph. D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 22, 2008
Approval Date: April 14, 2009

Case #11: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Polymer Science
Major Credentials: Ph. D. from a U.S. university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 24, 2008
Approval Date: April 6, 2009

Case #12: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials:  Ph. D. from a U.S. university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 20, 2007 
Approval Date: April 2, 2009

Case #13: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph. D from a U.S. university
Published 12 journal papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 26, 2008
Approval Date: April 27, 2009

Case #14: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials:  Ph. D from a foreign university
Published 5 journal papers
   Cited approximately 45 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5
Filing Date:  January 22, 2008
Approval Date: April 8, 2009

Case #15: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-290B Appeal*
Field of Research: Protein Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  June 2, 2008
Approval Date: April 30, 2009
*Applicant filed NIW I-140 petition by himself. After the petition was denied by USCIS, Applicant retained Liu & Associates to appeal the case to AAO.

Case #16: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Civil Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph. D from a U.S. university
   Published 10 journal papers
   Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  May 15, 2008
Approval Date: April 30, 2009

Case #17: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Cell Biology
Major Credentials:  Ph. D from a U.S. university
   Published 6 journal papers
   Cited approximately 35 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 6, 2008  
Approval Date: April 14, 2009

Case #18: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 7 journal papers
   Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 23, 2008
Approval Date: March 3, 2009

Case #19: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Nanoelectronics
Major Credentials: B.S. from a foreign university
   Published 10 journal papers
   Co-authored 1 book chapter
   Cited approximately 100 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 2, 2008
Approval Date: March 23, 2009

Case #20: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Wireless Communications
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 5 journal papers
   Cited approximately 75 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 18, 2008
Approval Date: March 30, 2009

Case #21: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Information Systems
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 10 journal papers
   Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 journal papers
Filing Date:  December 3, 2008
Approval Date: March 26, 2009

Case #22: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Physics (Advanced Materials)
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 21 journal papers
   Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6
Filing Date:  February 5, 2008
Approval Date: March 6, 2009

Case #23: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Nanotechnology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 21 journal papers
   Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 11, 2008
Approval Date: March 17, 2009

Case #24: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Photonics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 22 journal papers
   Cited approximately 20 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:  February 15, 2008
Approval Date: March 16, 2009

Case #25: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Virology and Immunology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 22 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 27, 2007
Approval Date: March 23, 2009

Case #26: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Polymer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 16 journal papers
   Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:  April 7, 2008
Approval Date: March 5, 2009

Case #27: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Nanomaterials
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 10 journal papers
   Cited approximately 230 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 28, 2008
Approval Date: March 6, 2009

Case #28: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Catastrophe Modeling
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 5 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 5, 2007
Approval Date: March 30, 2009

Case #29: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 6 journal papers

Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 12, 2007
Approval Date: March 31, 2009

Case #30: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Space and Petroleum Drilling
Major Credentials: 2 Ph.D.s from U.S. universities
   Published 18 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 31, 2008
Approval Date: March 6, 2009

Case #31: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Materials science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 16 journal papers
   Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:  April 2, 2008
Approval Date: March 2, 2009

Case #32: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pavement Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 16 journal papers
   Cited approximately 35 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:  February 20, 2008
Approval Date: March 27, 2009

Case #33: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 7 journal papers
   Cited approximately 95 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 6, 2007
Approval Date: March 25, 2009

Case #34: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computational Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 6 journal papers
   Published 2 book chapters
   Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 9, 2008
Approval Date: March 18, 2009

Case #35: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computational Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 15 journal papers
   Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 5, 2008
Approval Date: March 20, 2009

Case #36: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemistry  
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 7 journal papers
   Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 1, 2008
Approval Date: March 23, 2009

Case #37: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biomedical Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 20 journal papers
   Cited approximately 110 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 7, 2008
Approval Date: March 25, 2009

Case #38: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Hepatology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 5 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 15, 2008
Approval Date: March 6, 2009

Case #39: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 6 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 4, 2008
Approval Date:  March 20, 2009

Case #40: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computational Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 22 journal papers
   Cited approximately 220 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 11, 2007
Approval Date: March 26, 2009

Case #41: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 6 journal papers
   Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 26, 2007
Approval Date: February 17, 2009

Case #42: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Immunology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 7 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 23, 2007
Approval Date: February 19, 2009

Case #43: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW RFE*
Field of Research: Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from
   Cited approximately 40 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 30, 2007 (*RFE sent January 26, 2009)
Approval Date: February 9, 2009
*Applicant filed I-140 NIW petition by himself. After receiving RFE, Applicant retained Liu & Associates to file response to USCIS.

Case #44: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Veterinary Radiology
Major Credentials: M.S. from a U.S. university
   Published 12 journal papers
   Cited approximately 60 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:  September 1, 2007
Approval Date: February 9, 2009

Case #45: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 18 journal papers
   Holds 3 patents
   Cited approximately 250 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 7 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 18, 2007
Approval Date: February 9, 2009

Case #46: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Environmental Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 12 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 10, 2007
Approval Date: February 18, 2009

Case #47: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Condensed Matter Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 14 journal papers
   Cited approximately 130 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 6, 2007
Approval Date: February 6, 2009

Case #48: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Medical Imaging Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 11 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 1, 2008
Approval Date: February 27, 2009

Case #49: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pharmacology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 8 journal papers
   Co-authored 1 book
   Cited approximately 70 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 18, 2008
Approval Date: February 20, 2009

Case #50: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Pathology and Pathophysiology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 30 journal papers
   Co-authored 1 book chapter
   Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 1, 2008
Approval Date: February 23, 2009

Case #51: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Semiconductor Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 8 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 15, 2007
Approval Date: January 26, 2009

Case #52: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Environmental Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 7 journal papers
   Cited approximately 35 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 16, 2007
Approval Date: January 30, 2009

Case #53: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biotechnology
Major Credentials: M.S. from a U.S. university
   Published 14 journal papers
   Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 27, 2007
Approval Date: January 12, 2009

Case #54: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Microbiology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 18 journal papers
   Cited approximately 50 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 12, 2007
Approval Date: January 29, 2009

Case #55: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Experimental Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university.
   Published 15 journal papers
   Cited approximately 80 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:  October 9, 2007
Approval Date: January 22, 2009

Case #56: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Materials Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 8 journal papers
   Cited approximately 30 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 1, 2008
Approval Date: January 30, 2009

Case #57: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Developmental Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 9 journal papers
   Cited approximately 95 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts 
Filing Date:  February 8, 2009
Approval Date: January 5, 2009

Case #58: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Surface Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 16 journal papers
   Cited approximately 75 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 16, 2007
Approval Date: January 29, 2009

Case #59: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 11 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 13, 2008
Approval Date: January 21, 2009

Case #60: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
   Published 12 journal papers
   Cited approximately 35 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6
Filing Date:  July 23, 2007
Approval Date: January 26, 2009

Case #61: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Computer Science
Major Credentials: M.E. from a foreign university
   Published 10 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 6, 2007
Approval Date: January 28, 2009

Case #62: 

Case Type:  Eb-1A
Field of Research: Medical Imaging Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 20 journal papers
   Cited approximately 125 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 4 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:  January 7, 2008
Approval Date: January 29, 2009

Case #63: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Structural Engineering
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 13 journal papers
   Cited approximately 74 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 25, 2007
Approval Date: January 28, 2009

Case #64: 

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW
Field of Research: Biomedical Research
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
   Published 10 journal papers
   Cited approximately 135 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  May 6, 2008
Approval Date: January 12, 2009

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刘宗坤律师（Z. Zac Liu, Esq.），法学博士（J.D., Valparaiso University Schoolof Law）、哲学博士(Ph.D., Peking University)，伊利诺伊州最高法院及联邦法院执照，曾担任Valparaiso University Law Review的编辑和审稿人， 著有中英文书籍多种，散见于中美各大学图书馆。执业以来，他已代理无数名来自世界各地的科研人员和专业人士成功获得绿卡及各类非移民签证，尤其在国家利益豁免（NIW）、特殊人才（Eb-1A）、杰出教授和研究员（EB-1B）、PERM 劳工证、H-1B工作签证等方面积累了丰富的经验。读者若有移民法律问题，可将简历发往zliu@niwus.com。刘律师会在两个工作日内对您的问题做出免费答复或评估。

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