2010年三月批准的NIW案例及专业背景

This report includes sixteen (16) NIW I-140 cases filed by Liu & Associates and approved by the USCIS in March 2010. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our 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 Legal Assistant at Liu & Associates, PLLC.

Case #1

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Current Position: Engineer at a machinery development company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 8 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 1, 2010
Approval Date: March 24, 2010

Case #2

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Cancer Research
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a research center
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 7 journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 18, 2010
Approval Date: March 31, 2010

Case #3

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 25, 2010
Approval Date: March 23, 2010

Case #4

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140 
Field of Research: Biochemistry   
Current Position: Research fellow at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 6 journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 30+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 9, 2009
Approval Date: March 8, 2010

Case #5

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry  
Current Position: Chemist at a private company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 5 journal papers
Co-invented 2 world patents
Supporting Letters:  5 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 25, 2008
Approval Date: March 5, 2010

Case #6

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 40+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 18, 2010
Approval Date: March 29, 2010

Case #7

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Statistics   
Current Position: Research specialist for a school district
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers and technical reports
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  November 19, 2009
Approval Date: March 8, 2010

Case #8

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Cell Biology    
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 6 journal papers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 21, 2009
Approval Date: March 9, 2010

Case #9

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Molecular Biology   
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 60+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 22, 2009
Approval Date: March 17, 2010

Case #10

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Mechanics  
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 20+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 10, 2010
Approval Date: March 10, 2010

Case #11

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Medicinal Chemistry   
Current Position: Postdoctoral research scientist at an Ivy League university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 16, 2010
Approval Date: March 10, 2010

Case #12

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Microbiology  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research fellow at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 180+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 4, 2010
Approval Date: March 30, 2010

Case #13

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry    
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a medical school
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  March 25, 2009
Approval Date: March 1, 2010

Case #14

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering  
Current Position: Research assistant at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  April 13, 2009
Approval Date: March 22, 2010

Case #15

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Pharmacology  
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at a state university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10+ journal papers
Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date:  August 12, 2009
Approval Date: March 1, 2010

Case #16

Case Type:  Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biomedical  
Current Position: Research fellow at a medical school
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 8 journal papers
Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 10, 2010
Approval Date: March 10, 2010

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。

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Sabrina Ong律师，法学博士 (J.D., Michigan State University College of Law)、文学学士 (B.A., Oklahoma State University)，密西根州最高法院执照，曾任Michigan State University Law Review编辑，密西根上诉法院Prehearing Research Attorney，现任刘宗坤律师事务所专业移民律师。

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