An Analysis of NIW Cases Approved from October to December 2012
From October to December 2012, our firm received 96 NIW case approvals. USCIS approved 74 of these cases without Requests for Evidence (RFEs). In addition, from October to December 2012, our firm also received 53 EB-1 case approvals. In summary, from January to December 2012, our firm received 351 NIW approvals and 245 EB-1 approvals.
Out of the 96 NIW cases approved in the past three months, most applicants had a Ph.D. degree when applying. However, 9 of these applicants, or approximately 9%, only had a Master’s degree when their cases were filed. Two applicants held a baccalaureate degree only at the time of filing. Among samples of approved applicants, most conduct research in Medical Science, Biology and Engineering, while others focus on Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, etc. Those who work in fields related to Engineering, Medical Science and Biology are forced to compete with a large number of applicants from which the USCIS can only approve the strongest applications.
Ph.D. |
85 |
89% |
Master |
9 |
9% |
Baccalaureate |
2 |
2% |
Those who work as a “Postdoctoral Research Associate”, “Research Scientist/Engineer”, “Assistant Professor’, or any other similar title mainly conduct research, produce papers, and attend conferences. Because of the nature of scientific work, such applicants find it easier to show that they have exerted national influence and sustained a past record of achievement through more objective evidence (i.e. citations, downloads, commercialization of work, etc.). Of course, this should not discourage you from applying if you feel you lack such evidence. On the contrary, each case varies and USCIS could deem your particular qualifications and skill set to be of intrinsic merit to the United States. USCIS does not adjudicate petitions solely on the basis of concrete numbers. With our highly experienced attorneys, we will help you highlight your strongest professional assets, while downplaying your weaker ones.
In addition to the above, we have also compiled other relevant data from our samples. The average number of journal papers published by these applicants was 13. The average number of citations they received was 99. The average processing time for these applications was 156 days, or over five months. The longest it took to approve an application was 675 days, while the shortest was 31 day.
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13 |
Average number of citations |
99 |
Average Processing days |
156 |
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For more information on the 96 NIW cases approved from October to December 2012, please refer to the table below.
Client |
Degree |
Research field |
Journal |
Citations |
Job title |
RFE |
Processing days |
1 |
Master |
transportation engineering |
2 |
0 |
Transportation Engineer/Planner |
Yes |
200 |
2 |
Ph.D. |
translational cancer |
9 |
68 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
Yes |
295 |
3 |
Ph.D. |
cancer and stem cell |
13 |
432 |
Postdoctoral scholar |
No |
433 |
4 |
Ph.D. |
Engineering |
281 |
2170 |
Professor |
No |
164 |
5 |
Ph.D. |
Plant Molecular Biology |
10 |
16 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
170 |
6 |
Ph.D. |
Computational mathematics |
4 |
29 |
Quantitative Researcher |
No |
146 |
7 |
Ph.D. |
chemical engineering |
10 |
17 |
Scientist |
No |
162 |
8 |
Ph.D. |
biophysics |
7 |
104 |
Research Scientist |
No |
140 |
9 |
Ph.D. |
Biomedical Science |
4 |
159 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
31 |
10 |
Ph.D. |
Biophysics |
8 |
56 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
No |
114 |
11 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical engineering |
5 |
51 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
160 |
12 |
Ph.D. |
Synthetic Organic Chemistry |
6 |
18 |
Postdoctoral research associate |
Yes |
239 |
13 |
Ph.D. |
immunology |
1 |
7 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Yes |
204 |
14 |
Ph.D. |
Civil engineering |
5 |
65 |
Research Engineer |
Yes |
201 |
15 |
Ph.D. |
Chemical Engineering |
7 |
0 |
Graduate Research Assistant |
No |
133 |
16 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical |
12 |
40 |
Categorical resident |
No |
91 |
17 |
Ph.D. |
Molecular biology |
2 |
0 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Yes |
168 |
18 |
Bachelor |
molecular cancer |
8 |
475 |
Research Assistant |
Yes |
216 |
19 |
Master |
Computer Science |
4 |
80 |
Engineer |
No |
103 |
20 |
Ph.D. |
Electrical engineering |
3 |
0 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Yes |
83 |
21 |
Ph.D. |
Laboratory medicine |
26 |
23 |
Director |
No |
160 |
22 |
Ph.D. |
physics |
23 |
258 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
Yes |
225 |
23 |
Ph.D. |
cell biology |
11 |
43 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Yes |
233 |
24 |
Ph.D. |
Computer Science |
7 |
12 |
Graduate Research Assistant |
No |
127 |
25 |
Ph.D. |
Computer science |
12 |
30 |
Associate Professor |
No |
162 |
26 |
Ph.D. |
Biological science |
6 |
68 |
Researcher |
No |
155 |
27 |
Ph.D. |
Structural and Earthquake Engineering. |
7 |
30 |
Senior Staff Engineer |
No |
58 |
28 |
Ph.D. |
biology |
9 |
117 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
No |
201 |
29 |
Ph.D. |
electronic engineering |
27 |
252 |
Associate Professor |
No |
477 |
30 |
Ph.D. |
organic chemistry |
14 |
149 |
Research Scientist |
Yes |
173 |
31 |
Ph.D. |
neuroscience |
6 |
28 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
100 |
32 |
Ph.D. |
Physiology and biochemistry |
18 |
16 |
N/A |
No |
59 |
33 |
Ph.D. |
Biomedical Science |
15 |
106 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
148 |
34 |
Master |
Chemistry |
6 |
18 |
Research Assistant |
Yes |
289 |
35 |
Ph.D. |
Cancer prevention |
2 |
15 |
Scientist |
No |
80 |
36 |
Master |
Internet Network Communication |
37 |
28 |
Senior Engineer |
No |
103 |
37 |
Bachelor |
Architecture |
34 |
27 |
Assistant Professor |
No |
142 |
38 |
Ph.D. |
Physics |
8 |
40 |
Market Risk Modeler |
Yes |
219 |
39 |
Ph.D. |
molecular biology |
5 |
82 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
No |
144 |
40 |
Ph.D. |
water resources management |
5 |
60 |
Hydrologist |
No |
144 |
41 |
Ph.D. |
reservoir engineering |
6 |
8 |
reservoir engineer |
No |
145 |
42 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical |
9 |
135 |
Postdoctoral Research Scientist |
No |
132 |
43 |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum Engineering |
25 |
66 |
petroleum engineer |
Yes |
192 |
44 |
Ph.D. |
bioinformatics |
15 |
483 |
Researcher |
No |
80 |
45 |
Master |
Mechanical Engineering |
4 |
9 |
Research Assistant |
No |
89 |
46 |
Ph.D. |
Materials Science |
6 |
38 |
Research Associate |
No |
109 |
47 |
Ph.D. |
Medicine |
15 |
41 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
No |
171 |
48 |
Master |
Petroleum Engineering |
N/A |
N/A |
Petroleum Engineer |
Yes |
221 |
49 |
Ph.D. |
physics |
8 |
13 |
Process Engineer |
No |
130 |
50 |
Ph.D. |
medical microbiology |
11 |
32 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
41 |
51 |
Ph.D. |
Biostatistics |
6 |
134 |
Senior Research Biostatistician |
No |
116 |
52 |
Ph.D. |
cellular and molecular biology |
12 |
19 |
Postdoctoral Researcher II |
No |
151 |
53 |
Ph.D. |
biophysics |
18 |
106 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
152 |
54 |
Ph.D. |
Computer science |
9 |
404 |
Research Associate |
No |
132 |
55 |
Ph.D. |
Mathematics |
3 |
2 |
Director of Quantitative Research |
Yes |
404 |
56 |
Master |
Medicine |
14 |
74 |
N/A |
No |
105 |
57 |
Ph.D. |
Psychology |
8 |
27 |
Associate Research Scientist |
No |
156 |
58 |
Ph.D. |
Molecular and Cell Biology |
12 |
207 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
166 |
59 |
Ph.D. |
Computer Science |
6 |
157 |
Postdoctoral Research Scholar |
No |
158 |
60 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical |
6 |
12 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
112 |
61 |
Ph.D. |
Biomedical Research |
18 |
68 |
Research Specialist |
No |
116 |
62 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical |
3 |
13 |
Researcher |
No |
51 |
63 |
Ph.D. |
MRI |
6 |
89 |
Research Scientist |
No |
213 |
64 |
Ph.D. |
toxicology |
16 |
25 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
No |
112 |
65 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical |
6 |
32 |
Research Associate |
No |
108 |
66 |
Ph.D. |
Asian Art |
10 |
10 |
Freeman/McPherson Post-doctoral Curatorial Fellow and Lecturer |
No |
150 |
67 |
Master |
Biotechnology |
4 |
34 |
Research Associate |
No |
111 |
68 |
Ph.D. |
epidemiology |
4 |
231 |
Assistant Professor |
No |
166 |
69 |
Ph.D. |
experimental solid state physics |
7 |
8 |
Assistant Professor |
Yes |
115 |
70 |
Ph.D. |
Mechanical Engineering |
11 |
36 |
Research and Development Engineer |
No |
38 |
71 |
Ph.D. |
Biomedical Research |
9 |
84 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
No |
169 |
72 |
Master |
computer security |
2 |
14 |
Graduate Student and Research Assistant |
Yes |
168 |
73 |
Ph.D. |
Cancer |
7 |
14 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
No |
73 |
74 |
Ph.D. |
cardiac |
12 |
34 |
Graduate Student / Research Assistant |
No |
176 |
75 |
Ph.D. |
Biomedical |
20 |
92 |
Research fellow |
No |
105 |
76 |
Ph.D. |
psychiatry |
2 |
0 |
Medical Doctor(Psychiatrist) |
No |
93 |
77 |
Ph.D. |
biology |
4 |
64 |
Intern |
No |
172 |
78 |
Ph.D. |
organic chemistry |
7 |
54 |
Scientist |
Yes |
230 |
79 |
Ph.D. |
applied physics |
6 |
17 |
Software Engineer |
No |
37 |
80 |
Ph.D. |
bioanalysis |
9 |
61 |
PhD Candidate |
No |
33 |
81 |
Ph.D. |
Ocean Engineering |
5 |
17 |
Naval Architect |
Yes |
203 |
82 |
Ph.D. |
biophysics |
6 |
46 |
Student Associate |
No |
37 |
83 |
Ph.D. |
Epidemiology |
7 |
25 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
43 |
84 |
Ph.D. |
Medical |
13 |
0 |
Professor |
No |
202 |
85 |
Ph.D. |
materials science |
14 |
77 |
ORISE Fellow-Researcher |
No |
42 |
86 |
Ph.D. |
organic chemistry |
11 |
4 |
Senior Synthetic Chemist |
No |
70 |
87 |
Ph.D. |
Geology |
7 |
85 |
Associate Professor |
No |
93 |
88 |
Ph.D. |
physics |
9 |
6 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Yes |
160 |
89 |
Ph.D. |
Chemical engineering |
4 |
103 |
Silane Scientist |
No |
178 |
90 |
Ph.D. |
Biomedical Engineering |
17 |
5 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
No |
235 |
91 |
Ph.D. |
physics |
31 |
104 |
Professor |
No |
193 |
92 |
Ph.D. |
yeast genetics |
8 |
90 |
Scientist |
No |
180 |
93 |
Ph.D. |
immunology |
7 |
42 |
Research Associate |
Yes |
675 |
94 |
Ph.D. |
Chemistry |
15 |
336 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
178 |
95 |
Ph.D. |
computational neuroscience |
3 |
40 |
Staff Scientist |
No |
178 |
96 |
Ph.D. |
microbiology |
5 |
32 |
Research Associate |
No |
68 |
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