Success Stories: We Helped a Researcher from Ghana in the Field of Economics Achieve NIW Approval Without Any RFE

Case Summary:

With a Ph.D. in economics and fundamental research experience, undoubtedly, our client possesses the ability to advance in the same field. When he contacted our law firm to file an I140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on his behalf, we examined more into his degrees and diplomas, and after thoroughly evaluating his credentials, we established that we would lead him to NIW success and countersigned the retainer agreement.

We intended to prove that he is an essential researcher in his field of expertise therefore we added essential attributes to his NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition packet. We noted that:

• His work has been cited 52 times by dependent and independent researchers, demonstrating that his publications are widely recognized and relied upon in his chosen field.
• We also detailed his contributions to peer-reviewed conference articles which resulted in 9 peer-reviewed journal articles (2 of them first-authored).
• Furthermore, we discussed how our client has been invited to conduct peer reviews at least 5 times for elite venues in the field due to his knowledge and expertise in data analysis and the economics of crime, health and labor, and the law. Since, only the most highly esteemed researchers in the field are requested to assess the work of their peers, especially in authoritative journals our client is seen as very knowledgeable and an expert in his field.

Moreover, our client’s research related to developing and applying econometric methods and policies to analyze the relationship between public policy and criminal behavior, parenting behavior, and child welfare outcomes has great substantial merit and national importance. His research advancing his proposed endeavor is of great importance because it addresses major concerns about current economic practices and produces new insights on policies to ameliorate current concerns.

Additionally, our client has provided independent researchers from around the world with useful approaches to the study of complex topics within the field of economics. That other researchers consistently look to his methods and findings to inform and guide their own studies indicates that he is well-positioned to make further useful discoveries in the field of economics.

To bolster our client’s case further, we added recommendation letters signed by four other expert scholars in the field, one of whom stated:

“…[Client’s] continued work is vitally important to the optimization of drug policy in the United States. He is an expert in applying econometric methods to gain insight into complex policy decisions in areas ranging from finance to criminal justice and their impacts on various stakeholders…By improving the understanding of drug policy in areas such as the foster care system, he is providing the progress necessary to eliminate unintended harmful consequences. For these reasons, [client’s] research is important for the optimization of drug policy in the United States.”

Thus, our client’s education, experience, expertise, record of publication and citation, and history of successful research in the field all indicate that he is well-positioned to advance the proposed endeavor.

We are pleased that our efforts and hard work, in this case, paid off well in proving that our client’s major contributions in his field of expertise make him an invaluable asset to the United States, thus, he received his NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval. Therefore, we thank him for choosing the North America Immigration Law Group to represent his case and wish him very well as he continues to advance in his proposed field.

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