CASE: H-1B Extension
PETITIONER:  Engineering Company
BENEFICIARY: Taiwanese Radio Frequency / Electrical Engineer

Our client is an engineering company that specializes in RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology) solutions.  Our client’s office is located near Columbus, Ohio.  They contacted our office in mid-June to seek legal assistance from our office for their foreign employee’s H-1B Extension.  The beneficiary obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in Taiwan and completed his Master’s program in the United States. The proffered position for the Beneficiary is a radio frequency / electrical engineer which we argued qualifies as a specialty occupation.  He has been working for the Petitioner for the last three years on a valid H-1B visa.

After retention, our office filed the H-1B visa petition with various supporting documents on July 8, 2014 via regular processing. Eventually, without any RFE, our client’s H-1B extension was approved on August 28, 2014. Now the Beneficiary can continue for the Petitioner on an H-1B status until September 28, 2017.

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CASE: I-485 (National Interest Waiver)

CLIENT: Taiwanese

LOCATION: Columbus, OH

Our client contacted us about the possibility of doing a National Interest Waiver about a year ago. He is a post-doctorate researcher and scientist in the field of Bionanotechnology and polymer science, and is currently working as a post-doctorate researcher in an academic institution in Columbus, Ohio.

His significant contributions have placed him at the pinnacle of the field of bionanotechnology, biomedical engineering, polymer processing, thermo-fluid science, numerical simulation, and micro/nano technology. He is a leading scientist with an excellent reputation in the development of cell electroporation in micro/nanofluidic systems. He used the nanochannel to carry out electroporation. Our client also does research on DNA stretching dynamics in a modified molecular combining process.

Upon review of his credentials and qualifications, our office determined that he may be qualified for the National Interest Waiver (NIW) category. Being qualified for NIW is beneficial since you would not need an employer nor family member to petition you for green card purposes. You’d be eligible for a self-petition and unless you are from China or India, in which case you’d still have to wait for priority dates to be current, you would be eligible to apply for adjustment of status (green card) immediately without any lag in priority dates.

As a primer, NIW applicants must have a master’s or higher degree. The landmark immigration case that discusses the standards for NIWs is Matter of New York State Department of Transportation, 22 I&N Dec. 215 (Comm.1998). This case held that the qualifying applicant must show the following elements in his or her I-140 NIW petition: First, it must be shown that the alien seeks employment in an area of substantial intrinsic merit. Next, it must be shown that the proposed benefit will be national in scope. Finally, the petitioner seeking the waiver must establish that the alien will serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than would an available U. S. worker having the same minimum qualifications.

Our office prepared a 23-page brief for our client’s NIW filing. Our client also obtained 9 letters of recommendation from his colleagues and internationally-recognized scientists. Our office also included his publication records, presentation records, and conference materials in the NIW application. We demonstrated the intrinsic merit of our client’s research in the United States, the national scope of his research, and asserted that our client would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than would an available U.S. worker having the same minimum qualifications. His NIW application contained 36 exhibits (Exhibit A to OO).

Our office filed his I-140(NIW) petition to the USCIS Nebraska Service Center on March 10, 2014 along with his adjustment of status (I-485) application since EB-2 priority dates for Taiwanese nationals were current. On July 17, 2014, the USCIS approved his I-140 petition without any Requests for Evidence.

When we filed our client’s I-140 (NIW) application, we concurrently filed I-485 adjustment of status applications for our client and his wife. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. While our client was waiting for the adjudication of his I-140, our client received his work and travel permit from the USCIS.

Eventually, on August 20, 2014, the USCIS Nebraska Service Center approved our client and his wife’s adjustment of status application. Our client and his wife are now green card holders.

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CASE: I-140 / National Interest Waiver

CLIENT: Taiwanese

LOCATION: Columbus, OH

Our client contacted us about the possibility of doing a National Interest Waiver. He is a post-doctorate researcher and scientist in the field of Bionanotechnology and polymer science, and is currently working as a post-doctorate researcher in an academic institution in Columbus, Ohio.

His significant contributions have placed him at the pinnacle of the field of bionanotechnology, biomedical engineering, polymer processing, thermo-fluid science, numerical simulation, and micro/nano technology. He is a leading scientist with an excellent reputation in the development of cell electroporation in micro/nanofluidic systems. He used the nanochannel to carry out electroporation. Our client is also doing research on DNA stretching dynamics in a modified molecular combining process.

Upon review of his credentials and qualifications, our office determined that he may be qualified for the National Interest Waiver (NIW) category. Being qualified for NIW is beneficial since you would not need an employer nor family member to petition for you for green card purposes. You’d be eligible for a self-petition and unless you are from China or India, in which case you’d still have to wait for priority dates to be current, you would be eligible to apply for adjustment of status (green card) immediately without any lag in priority dates.

As a primer, NIW applicants must have a master’s or higher degree. The landmark immigration case that discusses the standards for NIWs is Matter of New York State Department of Transportation, 22 I&N Dec. 215 (Comm.1998). This case held that the qualifying applicant must show the following elements in his or her I-140 NIW petition: First, it must be shown that the alien seeks employment in an area of substantial intrinsic merit. Next, it must be shown that the proposed benefit will be national in scope. Finally, the petitioner seeking the waiver must establish that the alien will serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than would an available U. S. worker having the same minimum qualifications.

Our office prepared a 23-page brief for our client’s NIW filing. Our client also obtained 9 letters of recommendation from his colleagues and internationally-recognized scientists. Our office also included his publication records, presentation records, and conference materials in the NIW application. We demonstrated the intrinsic merit of our client’s research in the United States, the national scope of his research, and asserted that our client would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than would an available U.S. worker having the same minimum qualifications. His NIW application contained 36 exhibits (Exhibit A to OO).

Our office filed his I-140(NIW) petition to the USCIS Nebraska Service Center on March 10, 2014 along with his adjustment of status (I-485) application since EB-2 priority date for Taiwanese nationals were current. On July 17, 2014, the USCIS approved his I-140 petition without any Requests for Evidence.

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CASE: Diversity Immigrant Visa Based Green Card

CLIENT: Taiwanese

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States from Taiwan and he is currently pursuing his Ph.D degree in Cleveland, OH on an F-1 student visa. Currently, he is residing with his wife who is also from Taiwan with an F-2 visa.  In 2013, our client applied for the  Diversity Visa program and got an immigrant visa for him and his wife.

The Diversity Immigrant Visa program is a United States congressionally mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. It is also known as the Green Card Lottery. The lottery is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 to provide for a new class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants” (DV immigrants). The Act makes available 55,000 permanent resident visas annually to natives of countries deemed to have low rates of immigration to the United States.

Our client retained our office on September 13, 2013 for his and his wife’s I-485 adjustment of status applications. Our office prepared and filed the I-485 adjustment of status applications, together with all necessary supporting documents, on October 10, 2013. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time.

Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office. On December 9, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied them at their interview as well. The interview went well, and eventually on January 14, 2014, he and his wife’s green card applications were approved.

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CASE: I-129F Fiancée Petition and Fiancée Visa

PETITIONER: US Citizen in Gainesville, FL

BENEFICIARY: Filipina

PETITION FILED: March 20, 2013

PETITION APPROVED: July 25, 2013

VISA APPROVED: September 24, 2013

Our client, a US Citizen Petitioner, met his Filipina fiancée online. They developed a relationship and he eventually went to Taiwan to meet her in December 2012. He proposed to her on that visit. Months after his proposal, he retained our firm to file a fiancée petition and get her a fiancé visa.

After retention, we gave our clients a list of supporting documents to demonstrate the bona fide nature of their relationship. Our client retained our office on February 12, 2013. We helped him and his fiancée draft letters in support of the fiancé petition, and we filed the petition on March 20, 2013.

On July 25, 2013, the I-129F fiancée petition was approved. On September 5, 2013, the beneficiary appeared at the American Institute in Taiwan for her fiancé visa interview.  The interview went well, and her fiancé (K-1) visa was approved on September 24, 2013. She will come to the United States and will marry her fiancé within 90 days of her entry.

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CASE: H-1B Visa Petition
PETITIONER:  Engineering Company
BENEFICIARY: Radio Frequency / Electrical Engineer

Our client is an engineering company that specializes in RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology) solutions.  Our client’s office is located near Columbus, Ohio.  They contacted our office in mid-March to seek legal assistance from our office for their foreign employee.  The beneficiary obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in Taiwan and completed his Master’s program in the United States. The proffered position for the Beneficiary is a radio frequency / electrical engineer which qualifies as a specialty occupation.  We argued that this position a “specialty occupation” because the minimum requirement for this position is a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent.  Moreover, the applicant for this position must have experience or specific training in RFID technology.

Once retained, our office promptly filed the H-1B visa petition with various supporting documents on April 7, 2011 via the regular processing service. There were no Requests for Evidence during the processing of the H-1B.  Eventually, our client’s H-1B application was approved on June 8, 2011.  On October 1, 2011, he can work for his employer for the next three years on his H-1B status.

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