Dear Attorney Zhou, (Joe Jian Zhou)

Thank you very much for all your help though my NIW application. I was thrilled to receive an approval on my petition without an RFE, especially since mine was a non-standard case (business background). I greatly appreciate your guidance through the past few months, and look forward to working with you on my adjustment of status application (consular processing).  

Thank you very much,

Xxxx (Client)

Background: Client is currently working for a bank in Europe.  Client received masters’ degree in finance and has managerial-level work experience in three different continents (U.S., Europe and Asia).  In addition, the client has worked on several large financial transactions with global clients.  No publication on scholarly journal and no citations.  Client has a couple presentations at conference, some memos, and multiple modeling reports prepared for clients.  The client’s form US employer was unable to file any immigration petition due to internal policy.  The client maximized out 6 years of H-1b limitation and was replaced in Europe by the same employer.  Client retained the firm for NIW and Attorney Joe designed the strategy for the unique situation.   Attorney Joe argued that the global expertise and real world impacts the client had achieved are needed for the expansion of US capital market and for the successful management of US financial institute in the ever-changing world financial market.  Client received strong recommendation letters from senior-level financial professionals across the globe.  NIW was filed in August 2011 and was approved late October 2011 without RFE.  Client are now eligible to receive H-1B extension as the client’s country of birth is subject to EB-2 visa retrogression.,  According to AC21 Act, one who has approved I-140 but does not have current immigrant visa number may extend H-1B  (or apply H-1B overseas) for three years interval (no limitation in total years) until visa number becomes available (then the alien can file I-485 and receive work permit, and eventually, green card).