Success Stories: NAILG Successfully Secures NIW Approval for a Machine Learning Engineer

Posted by wegreened on January 30, 2026 in Machine Learning, NIW

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thanks for letting me know. It is great that my NIW has been approved.”

On April 1^st, 2025, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Machine Learning Engineer in the Field of Machine Learning (Approval Notice).

General Field: Machine Learning

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Machine learning Engineer

Country of Origin: China

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: April 1^st, 2025

Processing Time: 1 month, 12 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A highly talented researcher working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, visual understanding, and natural language processing sought our legal guidance to file his National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition. After a detailed review of his qualifications and research trajectory, our team confirmed the national value of his work and proceeded with a strategic plan to present his petition to USCIS.

The researcher’s proposed endeavor focuses on developing multimodal recommender systems that seamlessly integrate visual comprehension, natural language understanding, and conversational AI. This work is aimed at significantly enhancing user personalization, recommendation quality, and interactive learning experiences—a field of growing importance in both commercial and public-interest applications such as education, healthcare access, and digital equity.

To support the petition, we highlighted the following achievements:

➢ 6 peer-reviewed conference papers, including 3 as first author; 3 preprint publications, with 2 first-authored

➢ 205 citations, illustrating recognition and academic impact in the machine learning and AI research communities

➢ Completed at least 7 peer reviews for respected journals and conferences, demonstrating professional standing and service to the field.

His innovative research in multimodal machine learning has already contributed to real-world systems that help users interact more effectively with AI-driven platforms, improving everything from search engine relevance to educational content recommendation and user support automation. These contributions are helping to shape the future of AI-powered interaction and personalization at a national scale.

We successfully demonstrated the national importance of the researcher’s work by presenting a carefully constructed petition supported by expert testimonies, publication metrics, and professional contributions. We are proud to have assisted this researcher on his journey and look forward to his continued contributions to artificial intelligence, multimodal computing, and user-centric AI design.

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North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

Our Ten Thousand I-140 Approvals Provide Unprecedented Insight into the USCIS Adjudication Trend

With nearly 64,000 EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-2 NIW and O-1 cases approved, we have first hand information on the manner in which the USCIS adjudicate I-140 cases. As the USCIS has constantly changed its adjudication standards for the EB-1A, EB-1B and EB-2 NIW categories, our firm's huge database of successful cases gives you unprecedented insight to USCIS adjudication trends. We carefully analyze the data for all of our cases and apply the results of our analyses toward giving our clients up-to-date advice and adapting our strategies such that we remain on par with the ever-shifting landscape of immigration law in the U.S. With us, you will always have access to important updates, strategies, and information so that you can make the most informed decisions about your case.

We Have Helped Tens of Thousands of Clients with Credentials and Backgrounds Similar to Yours

With our exceedingly large number of successful petitions, no matter what credentials you have, no matter your background and field of expertise, no matter your visa status or nationality, chances are we have helped hundreds or even thousands of clients just like you. Our clients are usually impressed with how well we understand their research and work. Our insight and understanding stems from the fact that we have handled many cases with elements similar to yours already, and this helps us devise the best strategies for each individual petition.

Vast Majority of Clients Came to Us Because of Referrals

For years, our firm has attracted new clients based solely on word of mouth, recommendations, and the positive collaboration experiences shared with them by their friends and family. We take pride in our reputation and work hard to ensure that we provide a green card application experience that our clients are happy to share with their friends and colleagues. That is how our cumulative total of approved cases grew from 600 in 2013 to nearly 64,000 in 2025.

Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2020.01 - 2024.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	28,946	99.52%	3,030	98.31%
EB1A	4,322	91.76%	2,870	88.91%
EB1B	793	98.51%	236	90.77%
Total	34,061	98.44%	6,136	93.39%