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Notable Cases: EB-2 National Interest Green Cards

Immigrant Visa (Green Card) Cases

Exceptional Ability in the Sciences, Arts and Business - with National Interest Waiver

Over the past 20+ years, our law office has been fortunate to file many successful EB-2 National Interest Waiver cases.

Examples of successful cases:

Case 1

Research Scientists (numerous). The research scientists span a variety of specialized fields of inquiry, including many types of cancer. They also work at major research hospitals in New York City and around the country.

Case 2

Fashion Marketer, 27 years old, whose expertise is in US and European marketing of new designers.

Case 3

Human Rights Analyst. This individual has written extensively in the area of human rights, and has presented her work before major international bodies, including the U.N.

Case 4

Engineer, 25 years old, working in the field of hydro energy.

Case 5

Accountant, 26 years old, expert in both the U.S. and Israeli accounting systems, which we proved was crucial for international trade between our two countries.

Case 6

Lawyer, International Securities Transactions. We proved that this attorney's transactional legal work for his employer, one of the largest law firms in the world, demonstrates exceptional ability in international transactions, which benefits our country.

Case 7

Lawyer, Environmental Law. We demonstrated that his publications, speaking engagements, and transactional legal work demonstrated exceptional ability, and that his presence would benefit the U.S. to a far-greater degree than his peers.

Case 8

Artist, African Art. We argued successfully that this Artist's work will enhance our country's multi-culturalism, and provide our country with access to styles of art to which we would otherwise have no access.