NIW I-140 Cases Approved in October 2009

This report includes twenty-two (22) NIW I-140 cases filed by Liu & Associates and approved by the USCIS in October 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope you 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 Legal Assistant at Liu & Associates, PLLC.

Case #1

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry
Current Position: Research scientist at state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 24, 2008
Approval Date: October 19, 2009

Case #2

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral associate at an institute of technology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 7 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 80+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 10, 2009
Approval Date: October 13, 2009

Case #3

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering
Current Position: Algorithm development engineer at an auto company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Invited to review the works of others 10+ times
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  July 30, 2008
Approval Date: October 8, 2009

Case #4

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Biochemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral associate at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 17, 2008
Approval Date: October 29, 2009

Case #5

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical 
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10 journal and conference papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 24, 2008
Approval Date: October 20, 2009

Case #6

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Civil Engineering
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 7, 2008
Approval Date: October 8, 2009

Case #7

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Medical Genetics  
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a cancer center
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 5 journal papers
Cited approximately 270 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6
Filing Date:  August 11, 2009
Approval Date: October 21, 2009

Case #8

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Genetics   
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 150+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 1, 2009
Approval Date: October 20, 2009

Case #9

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Medical Physics  
Current Position: Assistant professor at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from foreign and US universities
Published 40+ journal papers
Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 1, 2009
Approval Date: October 26, 2009

Case #10

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biology   
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a cancer center
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 30, 2008
Approval Date: October 2, 2009

Case #11

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Organic Chemistry   
Current Position:  Research associate at a medical center
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 30, 2009
Approval Date: October 1, 2009

Case #12

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Physics  
Current Position: Assistant professor of research at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 6 journal papers
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 6, 2009
Approval Date: October 20, 2009

Case #13

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical  
Current Position: Research associate at a medical school
Major Credentials: M.D. from a foreign university
Published 6 journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 4, 2009
Approval Date:  October 1, 2009

Case #14

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Physics & Nanophotonics   
Current Position: Senior device researcher at a research laboratory
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Consistently invited to review the works of others
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 20, 2009
Approval Date: October 20, 2009

Case #15

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Cell Biology & Biochemistry  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research fellow at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 25, 2009
Approval Date: October 1, 2009

Case #16

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Materials Engineering   
Current Position: Materials engineer at an electronics company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10 journal papers
Invited to review the works of others
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 27, 2007
Approval Date: October 7, 2009

Case #17

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Analytical Chemistry  
Current Position: Senior scientist at a pharmaceutical company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 1 journal papers
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 2, 2009
Approval Date: October 19, 2009

Case #18

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry research   
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 6 journal and conference papers
Cited by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  September 17, 2009
Approval Date: October 21, 2009

Case #19

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Bilingual education  
Current Position: Assistant professor of Chinese
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 4 journal papers
Co-authored 10+ international conference presentations
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 14, 2008
Approval Date:  October 5, 2009

Case #20

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Physics  
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 4, 2008
Approval Date: October 5, 2009

Case #21

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Physics  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20 journal papers
Invited to review the works of others 5 times
Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 18, 2008
Approval Date: October 27, 2009

Case #22

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineer  
Current Position: Staff scientist at a technology development company 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 7 journal papers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 21, 2008
Approval Date: October 19, 2009

For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.

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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。

白凯玲律师 (Kellie Pai, Esq.)，法学博士(J.D.，University of Houston Law Center)、文学学士(B.A., University of Texas at Austin),德克萨斯州最高法院执照，刘宗坤联合律师事务所专业移民律师。

Christina T. Le 律师，法学博士 (J.D.，University of Houston Law Center)、理学学士(B.S., Northwestern University)，德克萨斯州最高法院执照，曾担任U.S. Department of Justice驻Houston移民法庭Attorney Advisor，以及Houston Business & Tax Law Journal编辑。

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