Success Story: A South Korean Postdoctoral Fellow Working in the Field of Cognitive Neuroscience Obtains NIW Approval in just 19 days with the help of NAILG’s Experts

Posted by wegreened on July 19, 2023 in NIW, Medical (Gastroenterology, Cancer, Cancer Pharmacology, Cardiology, Immunology, Pathology, Hematology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Urology, Gynecology, Dentistry, Endocrinology)

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thanks for all your amazing works!”

On February 28^th, 2023, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Cognitive Neuroscience (Approval Notice).

General Field: Cognitive Neuroscience

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow

Country of Origin: South Korea

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Delaware

Approval Notice Date: February 28^th, 2023

Processing Time: 19 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A client from South Korea with a Ph.D. in applied cognitive and brain sciences approached us to help him file the I-140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition; we, therefore, employed our team of experts to build a convincing case for him. We included details from his professional and academic career in his petition packet to support his claim to the NIW category.

We showcased that along with his academic qualification:

He was also actively engaged in the field of cognitive neuroscience as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

And that his research related to the underlying neurological factors of insight and creativity has great substantial merit and national importance since it is relevant to problem-solving skills, innovation, and cognitive processes associated with creativity.

Furthermore, due to its evident national importance, the client's research has been supported with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This support of the client’s research, therefore, serves as evidence that his advances directly contribute to both the general knowledge of the scientific community and to the economic well-being of critical national industries and endeavors.

On the other hand, we highlighted that his academic performance has been responsible for several publications, and citations:

His research has resulted in 5 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 of them first-authored).
His publications have been cited 106 times according to Google Scholar.
He has been invited to conduct peer review for 3 Journals (has completed at least 4 reviews to date).

Not only this but the recommendations had an excellent review of his work, one (out of four) of which are quoted below:

“[Client’s] research is actively contributing towards improving the U.S.A.’s levels of industrial and technological innovation, its economic health, and the problem-solving skills of its populace. [Client] is an incredibly talented and insightful researcher who is invaluable to the field of cognitive neuroscience, and as such his efforts to continue his valuable research are unquestionably deserving of support.”

Based on this multifactorial assessment, it is clear that the client’s education, experience, expertise, documented record of success, influence in his field, and plan have altogether well-positioned him in his field of expertise.

We are thus very proud that our client got his NIW approval in only 19 days (thanks to Premium Processing). It has been an amazing journey with him. We wish him the very best in his future endeavors.

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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

(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%