Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Forest Economist in Texas in the Field of Forestry Economics
Client’s Testimonial:
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General Field: Forestry Economics
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Forest Economist
Country of Origin: Nepal
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas
Approval Notice Date: June 19, 2014
Processing Time: 5 months, 19 days
Case Summary:
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work in this case was a Forest Economist from Nepal. His work had focused specifically on the on the financial effects surrounding the use of woody biomass as a form of sustainable bioenergy. We successfully demonstrated that his continued employment in the field would benefit those in his field, as well as the citizens of the United States at large. In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to his field, including 9 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous conference papers. His publications had been cited at least 35 times at the time we filed the case; nearly all of the citations were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. The inherit merit of his work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “Much of [Client’s] research pertains to developing financially feasibility options for forest landowners to implement wildfire fuels reduction efforts through the establishment of sustainable bioenergy markets. Private forest landowners, for instance, must consent to supplying woody biomass from their property, and so the modes through which they are best approached are vital to our success. [Client] uses a rational utility model assuming that landowners give preference to the use of biomass for bioenergy versus other purposes based subjectively on the given resource and the financial outcomes.” Through extensive documentation, we were able to successfully argue that our client would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 5 months and 19 days.