An Analysis of NIW Cases Approved from January to March 2016
From Januaryto March 2016, our firm received 84 NIW case approvals. USCIS approved 75 of these cases without Requests for Evidence (RFEs). In addition, from January to March 2016, our firm also received 42 EB-1 case approvals.
Out of the 84NIW cases approved in the past three months, most applicants had a Ph.D. degree when applying. However, 23of these applicants, or approximately 27%, 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 arts, marketing, and business management, 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. |
58 |
69% |
Master |
23 |
27% |
Bachelor & others |
3 |
4% |
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 55. The average processing time for these applications was 192days, or over6 months. The longest it took to approve an application was 705 days, while the shortest was 47days.
| Median number of Journal papers |
8 |
Median number of independent citations |
55 |
Average Processing days |
192 |
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For more information on the 84 NIW cases approved from January to March 2016, please refer to the table below.
Client |
Degree |
Research field |
Journal papers |
Independent Citations |
Job title |
RFE |
Processing days |
1 |
Ph.D. |
biochemistry |
6 |
10 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
252 |
2 |
Ph.D. |
redox biology |
7 |
76 |
Postdoctoral |
Yes |
705 |
3 |
Ph.D. |
Botany |
N/A |
N/A |
Professor |
Yes |
181 |
4 |
Ph.D. |
Applied Physics |
8 |
155 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
323 |
5 |
Ph.D. |
Economics |
8 |
18 |
Assistant |
No |
357 |
6 |
Ph.D. |
Biomedical |
28 |
186 |
Researcher |
No |
180 |
7 |
Master |
Petroleum |
N/A |
N/A |
Team Leader |
Yes |
252 |
8 |
Ph.D. |
Architecture |
8 |
5 |
Adjunct |
No |
246 |
9 |
Ph.D. |
Biophysics |
8 |
122 |
Research |
No |
211 |
10 |
Master |
food science |
12 |
112 |
QA Manager |
No |
238 |
11 |
Ph.D. |
dental implants |
3 |
N/A |
Adjunct |
Yes |
356 |
12 |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum |
6 |
35 |
Petroleum |
Yes |
92 |
13 |
Ph.D. |
Instructional |
11 |
22 |
Researcher |
No |
174 |
14 |
Ph.D. |
Computer Science |
7 |
32 |
Software |
No |
224 |
15 |
Ph.D. |
biomedical |
4 |
24 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
166 |
16 |
Ph.D. |
marketing |
25 |
31 |
Associate |
|
324 |
17 |
Master |
soil science |
1 |
N/A |
CEO |
No |
178 |
18 |
Ph.D. |
medical research |
7 |
128 |
Research |
No |
135 |
19 |
Ph.D. |
Petroleum |
21 |
282 |
Assistant |
No |
143 |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Deputy |
No |
261 |
21 |
Bachelor |
petrochemical |
N/A |
N/A |
chemical |
No |
162 |
22 |
Ph.D. |
biomass |
12 |
233 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
143 |
23 |
Master |
medical imaging |
11 |
94 |
application |
No |
186 |
24 |
Ph.D. |
analytical chemistry |
10 |
60 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
157 |
25 |
Ph.D. |
Immunology |
6 |
214 |
postdoctoral fellow |
No |
244 |
26 |
Ph.D. |
oriental medicine |
6 |
13 |
Computing Director |
No |
144 |
27 |
Ph.D. |
Geomechanics |
3 |
4 |
Geophysicist |
No |
89 |
28 |
Ph.D. |
food science |
9 |
806 |
R&D Manager |
No |
104 |
29 |
Master |
civil engineering |
1 |
9 |
Researcher |
No |
105 |
30 |
Ph.D. |
Pharmacology |
6 |
151 |
Senior Researcher |
No |
58 |
31 |
Master |
Petroleum |
7 |
388 |
Product Analyst |
No |
65 |
32 |
Ph.D. |
Optoelectronic |
8 |
75 |
Chief Engineer |
No |
119 |
33 |
Ph.D. |
pharmacognosy |
71 |
240 |
Assistant Professor |
No |
65 |
34 |
Master |
High Voltage |
10 |
35 |
Engineer |
No |
65 |
35 |
Ph.D. |
civil engineering |
12 |
69 |
Structural Engineer |
No |
121 |
36 |
Ph.D. |
transportation |
15 |
91 |
Associate |
No |
113 |
37 |
Ph.D. |
Immunotoxicology |
20 |
19 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
234 |
38 |
Ph.D. |
Ocean Engineering |
8 |
37 |
Riser Engineer |
No |
176 |
39 |
Master |
management |
10 |
N/A |
Lecturer |
No |
102 |
40 |
Master |
Electrical and |
2 |
3 |
electrical engineer |
No |
95 |
41 |
Master |
Mechanical System |
4 |
N/A |
Senior |
No |
101 |
42 |
Master |
petroleum |
2 |
20 |
Engineer |
No |
144 |
43 |
Master |
Oil and Gas |
N/A |
N/A |
Engineer |
No |
122 |
44 |
Ph.D. |
geoscience |
9 |
377 |
Geoscientist |
No |
57 |
45 |
Master |
Petroleum |
6 |
N/A |
Researcher |
No |
175 |
46 |
Master |
electrical |
9 |
40 |
Senior |
No |
55 |
47 |
Ph.D. |
civil engineering |
2 |
38 |
assistant professor |
No |
249 |
48 |
Master |
Pharmaceutical |
2 |
28 |
Staff Pharmacist |
No |
243 |
49 |
Ph.D. |
internal |
8 |
99 |
test engineer |
Yes |
123 |
50 |
Ph.D. |
Chemistry |
19 |
130 |
Assistant Professor |
No |
189 |
51 |
Master |
organization of |
N/A |
N/A |
CEO |
No |
180 |
52 |
Ph.D. |
Electrical |
8 |
55 |
Assistant Professor |
No |
47 |
53 |
Ph.D. |
Structural |
9 |
20 |
Structural Engineer |
No |
169 |
54 |
Ph.D. |
Social Work |
21 |
184 |
Research associate |
No |
255 |
55 |
Master |
Business |
N/A |
N/A |
Consultant |
No |
53 |
56 |
Ph.D. |
Biochemistry |
9 |
1,143 |
Researcher |
No |
162 |
57 |
Ph.D. |
analytical |
27 |
172 |
Postdoctoral Associate |
No |
56 |
58 |
Master |
Petroleum |
1 |
N/A |
Petroleum engineer |
No |
108 |
59 |
Ph.D. |
systems biology |
11 |
489 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
256 |
60 |
Ph.D. |
Diagnosis and |
13 |
80 |
Resident Physician |
No |
259 |
61 |
Ph.D. |
Chemical |
49 |
N/A |
Chemical Engineer |
No |
218 |
62 |
Ph.D. |
Food science |
8 |
17 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
309 |
63 |
Master |
chemistry |
4 |
100 |
Researcher |
No |
323 |
64 |
Ph.D. |
Mechanical |
4 |
178 |
Engineer |
No |
160 |
65 |
Ph.D. |
wireless |
10 |
124 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
263 |
66 |
Ph.D. |
semiconductor |
17 |
111 |
R&D Manager |
No |
205 |
67 |
Ph.D. |
Civil Engineering |
2 |
2 |
Civil engineer |
No |
56 |
68 |
Master |
electrical |
1 |
3 |
electrical engineer |
No |
170 |
69 |
Ph.D. |
chemical |
7 |
64 |
postdoctoral |
No |
58 |
70 |
Ph.D. |
Chemical |
18 |
228 |
Research Scientist |
No |
259 |
71 |
Ph.D. |
chemical biology |
9 |
621 |
Research Scientist |
No |
252 |
72 |
Ph.D. |
civil engineering |
12 |
201 |
Instructor |
No |
153 |
73 |
Ph.D. |
Neuroscience |
18 |
60 |
Neurosurgeon |
No |
143 |
74 |
Ph.D. |
mechanical |
8 |
40 |
Assistant Professor |
No |
143 |
75 |
Ph.D. |
Reservoir |
4 |
1 |
Senior |
No |
144 |
76 |
Master |
public health |
14 |
31 |
Researcher |
Yes |
393 |
77 |
Ph.D. |
electrical |
3 |
70 |
Postdoctoral associate |
No |
194 |
78 |
Master |
Computer |
6 |
47 |
Software Engineer |
No |
253 |
79 |
N/A |
Health Data |
N/A |
5 |
Business Analyst |
No |
191 |
80 |
Ph.D. |
Mechanical |
8 |
22 |
Research Associate |
Yes |
626 |
81 |
Ph.D. |
bio-engineering |
6 |
130 |
Postdoctoral |
No |
378 |
82 |
Master |
Arts |
N/A |
N/A |
Supervisor |
No |
253 |
83 |
Ph.D. |
Computational |
7 |
51 |
Software Engineer |
No |
141 |
84 |
Ph.D. |
Computer Science |
18 |
55 |
Software Engineer |
No |
290 |
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