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New NIW Successful Stories (14) Dr. Guo Dr. Guo recently obtained his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from a prominent research university. His Ph.D. studies focus on thermal protection systems for aircraft and space vehicles. Dr. Guo obtained his Ph.D. in Geophysics from a prestigious research university in U.S. He is currently working for a research institution as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr. Guo retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our elite legal team noticed Dr. Guo had 5-6 published articles, not very strong comparing to our other NIW petitioner. Also he had not enough ties to find more letters of support than our average NIW petitioner. To ensure the success of his NIW petition, we highlighted his research field: thermal protection systems for aircraft and space vehicles. Our experienced attorneys were very effective in explaining how significant his research is and how much impact he would have on his field. First, we introduced to the immigration officer that the surface part of the current space shuttles is covered by high-temperature or low-temperature insulation tiles and other ceramic tiles and these tiles are no only difficult to be designed into mass efficient robust structure, but also are very brittle and fragile. Then we used the recent tragedy of space shuttle Columbia to illustrate how complex and challenging Dr. Guo’s research area is. Furthermore, we submitted one independent advisory opinion and two letters written by researchers from NASA to prove that Dr. Guo’s achievements have significant impact on his field. We submitted Dr. Guo’s petition on September 15, 2005. Within about one month, his petition was approved. Dr. Rajputs Dr. Rajputs obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from a top American research university. When he retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition, he was still a Ph.D. student a couple of months for him to obtain the degree. Our attorneys noticed that Dr. Rajputs developed novel devices and systems for Terahertz (THz) Imaging and Spectroscopy. To emphasize the significance of his research, we explained to the immigration officer that THz technology had numerous applications in spectroscopy, medical imaging and diagnosis, pharmaceutical analysis, and security screening; because it is cheaper, safer, more detailed, more penetrating, THz Imaging would be an alternative to many widely used techniques such as X-ray, ultrasound imaging. In Dr. Rajputs’s petition, our attorneys claimed that Rajputs's work was a scientific breakthrough, which provided researchers with new insights. We quoted directly from leading scholars stating that his research is an extremely significant discovery and his paper was the most exciting paper published in his field for at least a decade. In order to demonstrate his impact on his field, we also provided documentation evidencing wide media coverage of his research. We submitted Dr. Rajputs’s NIW petition September 20, 2005. Within less than a month, his petition was approved. Dr. Wang Dr. Wang obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from a top American research university. He is currently working for a company as a senior design engineer for semiconductors. Dr. Wang retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our elite legal team reviewed his academic record carefully and designed a perfect package for him. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on reactions between electronic systems and high-energy cosmic rays, other forms of radiation in severe environments, such as high temperature, high pressure and high humidity. Hence, we emphasized to the immigration officer that Dr. Wang’s research had direct application for the US semiconductor and Space industry as well as the US military. In Dr. Wang’s petition, our attorneys claimed that his work would have significant impact on his field with his 15 published articles in top journals and with the strong support of 8 leading scholars and researchers from U.S. government, National Science Foundation, and national laboratories. With our premium service in Dr. Wang’s NIW petition, his petition was approved in December, 2005. Dr. Wang told us the approval was the best Christmas gift he had ever received. Dr. Liu Dr. Liu obtained his Ph.D. in chemistry from a prestigious American university. Upon graduation, he joined a pharmaceutical research company and performed research in chemical informatics. He retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our attorneys carefully analyze his academic achievements and designed a successful petition package for him. In our petition, we explained to the immigration officer that Dr. Liu’s invaluable research concerned analytical chemistry and chemical informatics, specifically the research of the organophosphorus compounds using molecular spectroscopy and computational chemistry. We emphasized that Dr. Liu’s work would have direct applications for our nation's pharmaceutical industry. Furthermore, we submitted for Dr. Liu 3 independent Advisory opinions written by leading researchers who has not worked with Dr. Liu and do not know Dr. Liu personally but rather through his publications and presentations at scientific conferences. We also brought to Immigration Officer’s attention that Dr. Liu’s research has been cited in numerous peer-reviewed scientific articles by researchers all over the world including in Russia, Saudi Arabia, England, and the U.S. We submitted Dr. Liu’s NIW petition September 27, 2005. Less than 2 months later, his petition was approved. Dr. Shao Dr. Shao graduated from a top medical school in Hong Kong. When she was conducting advanced research in Hong Kong, she already became the first researcher in the world to make a breakthrough discovery in her field with respect to the Chinese population. Then she came to U.S. and obtained her advanced degree in Dietetics and Nutrition. Unfortunately Dr. Shao received RFE from the immigration officer in May 2005, asserting that her petition failed the third prong of the NIW, requiring information evidencing some degree of her influence on the field as a whole. After reexamining Dr. Shao’s NIW petition package and our experienced attorney noticed that the original documentation should be sufficient to meet all three prongs. As a result, our elite legal team carefully deliberated on every aspect of our case and possible challenges that could be raised by the immigration officer, we decided to submit more documentary evidence as well as making legal arguments to prove the immigration officer’s conclusion was wrong. For instance, we relied on a prior AAO decision to argue that letters from researchers outside a Petitioner's circle of professional colleagues are proper evidence of a scientist's importance in his/her scientific community. Because we submitted 3 independent advisory opinions from leading researchers in Dr. Shao’s field who never met Dr. Shao personally but were aware of her research work through her publications and scientific conferences. We also submitted the evidence concerning Dr. Shao’s recent publications to strengthen our argument that Dr. Shao’s academic accomplishments would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than would an available US. worker having the same minimum qualifications. Stated differently, the new publications are submitted as additional evidence that due to her superior research skills and creativity, Dr. Shao satisfied the third prong of the NIW test. Our strong but effective presentation convinced the stubborn immigration officer. We submitted the response to RFE on September 5, 2005; the immigration officer approved the petition before the New Year’s eve. Dr. Shao talked to one of our attorneys with tears in her eyes, “Thank you for your superb job!” What awaits Dr. Shao ahead was not only another new year, but a beautiful new chapter in her life. Another American dream comes true! Dr. Yao Dr. Yao obtained his Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering from a southern research university. Dr. Yao retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition when he still had more than 6 months to obtain his degree. Our elite legal team noticed his current research fields included materials suitable for insulating buffer layer for Superconducting thin films for its potential application in electronic devices. We emphasized to the immigration officer that the potential application of Dr. Yao’s research was enormous because it would help the electronic devices function normally under various hostile environment. To demonstrate that his research had significant impact on his field, we submitted to the officer that Dr. Yao’s more than 10 peer-reviewed scientific articles published in prestigious journals and presented at major scientific conferences. We also provided documentary evidence of major awards received by him based on his research. We submitted Dr. Yao’s petition on in June, 2005. After reviewing our convincing arguments and thorough documentation, the immigration officer approved Dr. Yao’s petition on in December, 2005. Dr. Yuasa Dr. Yuasa obtained his Ph.D. in Medicine from a top Japanese research university. Afterwards, he came to U.S. to conduct his advanced research in highly specialized field in novel treatment of brain stroke and related neurovascular diseases. He retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our attorneys carefully organized his petition package and argued that various leading researchers in his field wrote support letters testifying that Dr. Yuasa is among the elite researchers in his specialized field. Our legal team also emphasized that Dr. Yuasa was the first person to apply a brand new method to perform the age-related neurodegenerative research in the world. Our team further showed he had been granted a nationally recognized award by the Japanese government and a highly competitive award from a distinguished Society of medicine; he had published 11 peer-reviewed scientific articles in prestigious journals; With our well-organized presentation, Dr. Yuasa’s petition process was very smooth. We submitted Dr. Yuasa’s petition in September, 2005 and it was approved within 3 months. Dr. Chang Dr. Chang was one of the many extremely intelligent clients served by our firm. At 14, she was admitted University of Science and Technology of China and enrolled in the Special Class for Gifted Young, the most prestigious college educational program in China. When she obtained his B.S. in computer science, she was still under 18, too young to have a driver’s license. Since her junior year in college, she won several national titles and published several papers in academic journals. Afterwards, she came to U.S. to pursue her Ph.D. in Computer Science, with concentration on optimization, artificial intelligence, operations research, and data mining. When she retained our firm for her NIW petition, she was still in her twenties. In her petition, our legal team demonstrated that her discoveries were instrumental in research advancements in their respective application areas, the vital sectors for US national economy and interest. Because she had published 30 peer-reviewed articles on prestigious journals, we decided that 5 recommendation letter were sufficient to prove her academic excellence and significant impact on her field. Of course, all 5 letters were written by leading scholars and researchers from IEEE or other distinguished institutions. We submitted Dr. Chang’s NIW petition in September, 2005. Partly due to her unparalleled record and partly thanks to our impeccable petition, Dr. Chang’s petition was approved within 12 days. This is another perfect example to illustrate our motto at Zhang & Associates, P.C. “Always Deliver the Best!” Dr. Cheng obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from a prestigious university. He is currently R& D engineer at an energy company. His research focuses on development of drilling bits. He retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our attorneys noticed that he only had average publication and recommendation letters comparing to our NIW clients. Then we carefully organized his petition package accordingly. First, our experienced attorneys emphasized to the immigration officer that Dr. With our well-organized presentation, Dr. Cheng’s petition process was very smooth. We submitted Dr. Cheng’s petition on September 21, 2005, within 3 months, his petition was approved. Dr. Huang Dr. Huang is a leading researcher in development of atomic force microscopy. He has the impeccable academic record: he published more than 15 articles in academic journals and he had 8 strong letters of support from leading researchers. But unfortunately his NIW petition was examined by an immigration officer who wanted more evidence to show Dr. Huang is nothing but extraordinary. In May 2005, Dr. Huang received the Request for Evidence (RFE) from the immigration officer. He came to our firm for professional assistance. Our experienced attorneys carefully examined RFE letter and found that the officer asserted that Dr. Huang failed the third prong of NIW test: an employer's pursuit of a labor certification on petitioner's behalf would adversely impact the U.S. Further, the officer requested more documentary evidence to show Dr. Huang’s exceptional ability in comparison to other researchers similarly engaged. To our surprise, the officer even argued that his publication was not sufficient to show his stature as a leading researcher in his field. To show Dr. Huang is nothing short of remarkable and extraordinary, our elite team assisted him to prepare a thorough response with additional documentation. For instance, we added 6 more recommendation letters to demonstrate that Dr. Huang’s stature as a leading researchers and his significant impact on his field. Then we selectively quoted several experts to support that Dr. Huang’s significant contribution in his field. For instance, one researcher commented Dr. Huang’s contribution as “a seminal contribution such as this seldom ever occurs in our field and only as a result of the efforts of extraordinary scientists.” Another scholar praised Dr. Huang as a leading scholar who “initiated a new direction to develop next-generation multifunctional tips for the semiconductor industry and emerging molecular imaging technology.” With more documentation, we established that Dr. Huang’s research in electrical engineering or nanotechnology has become accepted as an industry standard and that he had been credited for the development. Our impressive presentation and documentation finally convinced the immigration officer. We submitted the response to RFE on August 16, 2005 and Dr. Huang’s petition was approved within 3 months. Mr. Pak Mr. Pak was a Ph.D. candidate in Immunology from a prestigious American research university. He has extensive experience in the field of biological research with an emphasis on developing therapies against cancer. Dr. Pak retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our elite legal team emphasized to the immigration officer how significant his research field could impact the immunobiology community. We used layman’s terms to explain to the immigration officer how significant Dr. Pak’s contribution would be in synthesis of peptides and peptide analogs. Because Dr. Pak had relative few publications and he received RFE a couple of months after we filed his petition. However, our experienced attorneys reevaluated his petition and designed a well-organized response to argue that Dr. Pak’s academic achievements have significant impact on our national interest. In our response, we concluded that his research would be tremendously beneficial for the American people and the American health care system. With our convincing arguments and well-organized documentation, Dr. Pak’s petition was submitted on June 20, 2005 and approved on later in the same year. Dr. Zeng Dr. Zeng was a leading researcher in biomedical research. But unfortunately his NIW petition was examined by an immigration officer who could not either appreciate his accomplishments or failed to adjudicate the case in an impartial manner. In July 2005, Dr. Zeng received the Request for Evidence (RFE) from the immigration officer. He came to our firm for professional assistance. Our experienced attorneys carefully examined the reasons for RFE in the letter and design a successful strategy. In the RFE letter, the immigration officer admitted that Dr. Zeng’s petition had met the two of the three prongs of the NIW petition, substantial intrinsic merit and national in scope. However, the officer determined that Dr. Zeng failed the third prong: an employer's pursuit of a labor certification on petitioner's behalf would adversely impact the U.S. The officer wanted Dr. Zeng to show his far-reaching impact on his field. We examined Dr. Zeng’s NIW petition package and noticed that the documentation should be sufficient to meet all three prongs. However, we had to convince the specific officer by our effective argument and thorough documentation. Our impressive presentation and documentation finally convinced the immigration officer. We submitted the response to RFE on October 4, 2005 and Dr. Zeng’s petition was approved on November 3, less than 1 month. Dr. Birhanu Dr. Birhanu obtained his Ph.D. in Cancer Research from a prestigious middle east research university. He came to U.S. to work as staff scientist at a distinguished research institution. His research focuses on angiogenesis and glioma biology. Dr. Birhanu retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our excellent legal team carefully organized his petition package. In his petition, our attorneys showed to the immigration officer that Dr. Birhanu had published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals. In explaining Dr. Birhanu’s research impact, we brought to immigration officer’s attention wide citations of his work by scientists in more than 70 articles. We also educated the immigration officer about the seriousness of the gliomas, which were brain tumors with approximately 20,000 diagnosed cases in the U.S. annually. To further demonstrate Dr. Birhanu’s impact on his field, we submitted letters of support testifying that Dr. Birhanu was among the elite researchers in his field. Those letters were from leading researchers in the U.S., Ireland, China and Japan. Moreover, 4 letters were from researchers who have not worked with Dr. Yang and do not know Dr. Yang personally but rather through his publications and presentations at international scientific conferences. After our premium legal assistance, Dr. Birhanu’s petition was submitted on August 25, 2005 and approved November 21, 2005. Dr. Park Dr. Park obtained his Master’s in Biomedical Science from a top research university. His current research focuses on identification of genomes that cause human brain tumors by using innovated microarray analysis. Unfortunately his NIW petition received RFE in September 2005. He came to our firm for professional assistance. Our experienced attorneys carefully examined the reasons for RFE in the letter and design a successful strategy. In the RFE letter, the immigration officer argued that Dr. Park failed the third prong: an employer's pursuit of a labor certification on petitioner's behalf would adversely impact the U.S. The officer wanted Dr. Park to show his substantial role in his research organization and also his far-reaching impact on his field. From our experience in handling RFE cases, we were aware that most of the cases failed the NIW test not because the petitioners themselves lacked the qualifications but because the documentation and presentation did not meet the rigorous requirements of a specific immigration officer. What we should do is to convince the specific officer by our effective argument and thorough documentation. From our additional evidentiary documentation, we solidly established that Dr. Park was so outstanding and exceptional in terms of his contribution to his field that requiring him to go through a labor certification process would adversely impact the US national interest. As a result, our response finally convinced the immigration officer. We submitted the response on December 2, 2005 and Dr. Park’s petition was approved in the same month. Ms. Lu Ms. Lu is still pursuing her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at a regular urban university. Her Ph.D. research was concentrated on seeking more efficient and effective systems to ensure safe drinking water. Ms. Lu retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for her NIW petition. Our legal team carefully organized her petition materials. In her petition preparation, our attorneys noticed that she published three scientific articles on all peer-reviewed journals and presented at five national and international professional conferences. Although it seemed that she did not have very strong publication record, our experienced attorneys presented in the best favorable light by quoting another researcher, who described Ms. Lu’s publications as “have aroused great interest from other scientists in the same area.” Also, we highlighted another scholar’s praise stating “It's quite unusual to find a Ph.D. student with so many significant contributions within such short period.” We emphasized that those praises were given by a professor from a top research institution in her independent evaluation. To demonstrate her significant impact on her field, "thus far the most thorough investigation on the microfiltration of bacterial suspensions....” Furthermore, we emphasized to the immigration officer that her research had great contribution to the competitiveness of American companies in the membrane filtration market. Ms. Lu was very satisfied with our premium legal service because her petition was approved very quickly. Her petition was submitted on August 3, 2005 and approved on December 29, 2005. Dr. Gao Dr. Gao obtained his Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from a top research university in U.S. During his Ph.D. research, he became a prominent researcher in reservoir engineering with an emphasis on new technologies to enhance oil recovery in a tight reservoir and related activities. Dr. Gao retained Zhang & Associates, P.C. for his NIW petition. Our legal team designed a perfect petition package tailored to his own academic backgrounds and achievements. In our petition, we explained his research to immigration officer in a simply way so that the officer would understand his major contribution was related to modeling fluid flow and estimation of reservoir parameters. We demonstrated to the officer how outstanding and extraordinary researcher Dr. Gao was in his field: during his Ph.D. studies, he was already involved in Department of Energy (DOE) projects; after graduation, he was recruited to join an energy corporation, a world leader in providing cutting edge technologies in oil and gas industry. We also helped Dr. Gao to select and submit strong recommendation letters, most of which were from leading scientists from DOE national laboratories or members of the National Academy of Engineering. It is noted that we also included an independent advisory opinion from a leading scientist who has not worked with Dr. Gao and does not know Dr. Gao personally but rather through his presentations at scientific conferences. Dr. Gao was one of our NIW clients whose petitions were processed in a surprisingly expeditious manner. Even to our surprise, we filed Dr. Gao’s petition on May 18, 2004. The immigration officer received the package three days later on May 21. Due to our perfectly executed petition, Dr. Gao’s petition was approved only 4 days later, on May 25. This is another perfect example demonstrating our commitment to the firm’s motto: “Always Deliver the Best!” (06/22/2006) For more immigration news, please click here |
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