Success Stories: With the Help of a Premium Processing Request, an Applied Scientist Secured NIW Approval 6 Days After Filing the Case

Posted by wegreened on January 30, 2026 in NIW, Remote Sensing

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you for all the help throughout the process!”

On August 15^th, 2023, we received another NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for an Applied Scientist in the Field of Advanced and Networked Sensing and Signature Management (Approval Notice).

General Field: Advanced and Networked Sensing and Signature Management

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Applied Scientist

Country of Origin: Taiwan

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Indiana

Approval Notice Date: August 15^th, 2023

Processing Time: 6 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

Our North America Immigration Law Group represented a foreign national from Taiwan, who filed an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) Petition as an applied scientist. Her research focuses on improving multi-modal mobile mapping systems in applications like precision agriculture, environmental monitoring, and smart transportation.

Thus, our goal was to demonstrate that our client is a member of the professions holding an advanced degree and her research is critical to meeting global technological research and development goals, thus bolstering the U.S. economy.

We started by showing that our client’s intended research work is of great importance as it directly addresses pressing concerns in global technological research and development.

Also, we emphasized her track record of success and influence in the field:

Which includes 21 peer-reviewed journal articles, 3 peer-reviewed conference publications, and 2 technical reports, she published in 9 highly-ranked journals.
Her papers were published in some of the top publication venues in her field, and she has accumulated 361 citations from many other experts, proving her significant influence on other scholars’ understanding of topics in the field of advanced and networked sensing and signature management.

Moreover, due to her knowledge and expertise, she has been regularly invited to conduct peer reviews for authoritative journals in the field, completing at least 24 reviews to date. She has also received funding from various organizations, including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT),. This support for her research serves as evidence that her work is advancing global technological research and development goals.

Furthermore, we found two supporting letters of recommendation from her fellow experts in the field, affirming that her research would be beneficial to the United States, thus waiving the requirements of a job offer and labor certification.

All in all, the evidence we submitted, including reference letters from unbiased, independent experts and proof of our client’s publications and memberships in organizations, along with a discussion of her work by others, led to the approval of the petition by USCIS in just 6 days. We are delighted with the outcome and extend our heartfelt congratulations to our client.

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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).

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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%