An Analysis of NIW Cases Approved from April to June 2016
From Aprilto June2016, our firm received 77 NIW case approvals. USCIS approved 71 of these cases without Requests for Evidence (RFEs). In addition, from Aprilto June2016, our firm also received 66 EB-1 case approvals.From Januaryto June 2016, our firm received 161 NIW approvals and 108 EB-1 case approvals.
Out of the 77NIW cases approved in the past three months, most applicants had a Ph.D. degree when applying. However, 11of these applicants, or approximately 14%, only had a Master’s degree when their cases were filed. Among samples of approved applicants, most conduct research in Medical Science, Biology and Engineering, while others focus on Taekwondo, Theater History, and business strategy, 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. |
62 |
81% |
Master |
11 |
14% |
Bachelor & others |
4 |
5% |
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 median number of journal papers published by these applicants was 8. The median number of independent citations they received was 65. The average processing time for these applications was 180days, or 6 months. The longest it took to approve an application was 685 days, while the shortest was 20days.
| Median number of Journal papers |
8 |
Median number of independent citations |
65 |
Average Processing days |
180 |
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For more information on the 77 NIW cases approved from Aprilto June2016, please refer to the table below.
Client |
Degree |
Research field |
Journal papers |
Independent Citations |
Job title |
RFE |
Processing days |
1 |
Ph.D. |
Obstetrics |
34 |
89 |
Professor |
No |
160 |
2 |
Ph.D. |
computer science |
8 |
68 |
Software Engineer |
No |
268 |
3 |
Ph.D. |
Signal Processing |
4 |
22 |
Systems Engineer |
No |
186 |
4 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical |
14 |
205 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
No |
258 |
5 |
Master |
Computer Engineering |
3 |
N/A |
Software Engineer |
Yes |
346 |
6 |
Ph.D. |
Physics |
8 |
72 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
No |
258 |
7 |
Ph.D. |
atmospheric science |
7 |
17 |
Researcher |
No |
325 |
8 |
Ph.D. |
Nuclear engineering |
6 |
18 |
Nuclear engineer |
No |
377 |
9 |
Ph.D. |
chemical engineering |
5 |
9 |
Research scientist |
Yes |
211 |
10 |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum Engineering |
1 |
20 |
Simulation Engineer |
No |
54 |
11 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical engineering |
14 |
315 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
252 |
12 |
Ph.D. |
theater history |
38 |
72 |
Associate Professor |
No |
55 |
13 |
Ph.D. |
Infectious Diseases and Molecular Diagnostics |
7 |
68 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
No |
61 |
14 |
Master |
Bio-technology |
19 |
N/A |
Financial analyst |
No |
59 |
15 |
Ph.D. |
Cell Biology |
7 |
121 |
Scientist |
No |
261 |
16 |
Ph.D. |
bio sensing |
16 |
529 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
No |
378 |
17 |
Ph.D. |
Civil Engineering |
5 |
65 |
Senior Associate Consultant |
No |
347 |
18 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical science |
18 |
245 |
researcher |
No |
229 |
19 |
Ph.D. |
Marine Biology |
49 |
1025 |
Researcher |
No |
137 |
20 |
Ph.D. |
Molecular Microbiology |
56 |
1126 |
Scientist |
No |
270 |
21 |
Ph.D. |
Bioinformatics |
16 |
1305 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
No |
63 |
22 |
Ph.D. |
Medical science |
9 |
N/A |
Chief Physician |
Yes |
43 |
23 |
Ph.D. |
Mechanical Engineering |
6 |
42 |
Mechanical Engineer |
No |
52 |
24 |
Ph.D. |
Plasma Physics |
11 |
39 |
Researcher |
No |
56 |
25 |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum Geology |
12 |
117 |
Geoengineer |
No |
29 |
26 |
Ph.D. |
Civil Engineering |
1 |
1 |
Project Engineer |
Yes |
232 |
27 |
Ph.D. |
Mechanical Engineering |
7 |
101 |
Researcher |
No |
275 |
28 |
Ph.D. |
Physical Geography |
17 |
49 |
Researcher |
No |
94 |
29 |
Ph.D. |
Chemical Engineering |
4 |
N/A |
Reservoir Engineer |
No |
262 |
30 |
Ph.D. |
biochemical engineering |
4 |
40 |
Associate Staff Scientist |
No |
268 |
31 |
Ph.D. |
Radiology |
19 |
97 |
Researcher |
No |
243 |
32 |
Ph.D. |
Civil Engineering |
6 |
1 |
Lead Project Engineer |
No |
42 |
33 |
Ph.D. |
Astroinformatics |
12 |
46 |
Professor |
No |
45 |
34 |
Ph.D. |
Cancer Biology |
15 |
251 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
No |
194 |
35 |
Master |
Mechanical Engineering |
3 |
2 |
Engineering specialist |
No |
98 |
36 |
Bachelor |
Commercial Music |
N/A |
N/A |
musician |
No |
305 |
37 |
Ph.D. |
Civil Engineering |
31 |
163 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
No |
75 |
38 |
Ph.D. |
Horticulture |
12 |
70 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
No |
274 |
39 |
Ph.D. |
Electrical engineering |
29 |
250 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
No |
48 |
40 |
Ph.D. |
cancer |
15 |
108 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
No |
44 |
41 |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum Engineering |
5 |
114 |
Reservoir Engineer |
No |
127 |
42 |
Master |
Petroleum Engineering |
N/A |
N/A |
Petroleum Engineer |
No |
79 |
43 |
Master |
Electrical engineering |
2 |
N/A |
Electrical engineer |
No |
69 |
44 |
Bachelor |
Business strategy |
N/A |
N/A |
Business operations manager |
No |
145 |
45 |
Ph.D. |
Neurosurgery |
18 |
102 |
Professor |
No |
20 |
46 |
Ph.D. |
higher education |
7 |
44 |
Institutional Research and Assessment Specialist |
No |
271 |
47 |
Ph.D. |
Mechanical Engineering |
31 |
163 |
Postdoctoral fellow |
No |
112 |
48 |
Ph.D. |
breast cancer |
69 |
392 |
Research Associate |
No |
502 |
49 |
Ph.D. |
Biomedicine |
22 |
454 |
Research associate |
No |
38 |
50 |
Ph.D. |
Medicine |
3 |
N/A |
Professor |
No |
26 |
51 |
Ph.D. |
telecommunications |
7 |
34 |
Researcher |
Yes |
256 |
52 |
Ph.D. |
Maritime engineering |
2 |
41 |
Principal Engineer |
Yes |
448 |
53 |
Master |
Petroleum Engineering |
3 |
N/A |
Petroleum Engineer |
No |
32 |
54 |
Ph.D. |
Biochemistry |
8 |
21 |
Research Scientist |
No |
381 |
55 |
Master |
web analytics |
N/A |
N/A |
Analytics Manager |
No |
47 |
56 |
Ph.D. |
neuroscience |
8 |
37 |
Neurosurgeon |
No |
63 |
57 |
Ph.D. |
stem cell biology |
7 |
42 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
No |
34 |
58 |
Ph.D. |
Electrical Engineering |
45 |
240 |
Electrical Engineer |
No |
21 |
59 |
Ph.D. |
molecular biochemistry |
2 |
7 |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
No |
20 |
60 |
N/A |
Taekwondo |
N/A |
N/A |
coach and trainer |
No |
297 |
61 |
Ph.D. |
Controlled environment agriculture |
3 |
3 |
Researcher |
No |
166 |
62 |
Ph.D. |
Genetics and Developmental Biology |
10 |
481 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
No |
111 |
63 |
Bachelor |
agricultural engineering |
N/A |
N/A |
On-Site Engineer |
No |
442 |
64 |
Ph.D. |
Molecular Biology |
5 |
120 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
No |
685 |
65 |
Ph.D. |
Medicine |
3 |
3 |
Clinical Fellow |
No |
23 |
66 |
Master |
biomedical imaging |
4 |
31 |
Research Associate |
No |
277 |
67 |
Ph.D. |
Computer Science |
3 |
21 |
Software engineer |
No |
278 |
68 |
Ph.D. |
Parallel Computing |
4 |
28 |
Scientist |
No |
76 |
69 |
Master |
semiconductor engineering |
N/A |
N/A |
General Manager |
No |
82 |
70 |
Ph.D. |
statistical genetics |
20 |
904 |
Researcher |
No |
666 |
71 |
master |
Business strategy |
N/A |
N/A |
executive manager |
No |
84 |
72 |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum Engineering |
20 |
200 |
Petroleum Engineer |
No |
91 |
73 |
Ph.D. |
device physics |
20 |
200 |
Research scientist |
No |
347 |
74 |
Master |
Petroleum engineering |
N/A |
N/A |
Manager |
No |
140 |
75 |
Ph.D. |
cosmetic surgery |
N/A |
N/A |
aesthetic surgeon |
No |
33 |
76 |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum Engineering |
11 |
42 |
Principal Technical Professional |
No |
78 |
77 |
Ph.D. |
reservoir engineering |
5 |
40 |
Engineering Team Lead |
No |
72 |
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