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Engineering and EB-2 NIW

Engineering design, systems, devices, infrastructure, manufacturing, and applied materials or device development where engineering is the primary discipline. Environmental Engineering and Agricultural Engineering belong here.

Sample overview of how Engineering profiles appear in EB-2 NIW case information. Every figure on this page is placeholder data for frontend development.

Representative areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering (engineering primary)
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Materials and device engineering
  • Semiconductor and microelectronics

Case overview

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108
Cases in database
Sample
67
Successful published cases
Sample
41
AAO decisions
Sample
2019 to 2025
Date coverage
Sample

Common evidence patterns

How often each evidence type appears in this field's sample cases.

Publications77%
Citations75%
Peer review42%
Funding34%
Patents14%
Implementation / adoption37%
Support letters71%

Common occupations

Occupation is separate from field. The same occupation can appear across several fields.

  1. 1.Design Engineer
  2. 2.Research Engineer
  3. 3.Project Engineer
  4. 4.R&D Lead
  5. 5.Professor

Common proposed work themes

  • Renewable energy systems
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Infrastructure resilience
  • Materials and device development
  • Process optimization

Recent comparable cases

Sample cases shown for layout only. These are not real matches.

Research Scientist

Machine learning / Medical imaging

Successful NIW Case

92%
similarity
Successful CasePublished case profile

Similarities

  • Similar professional field
  • Similar occupation
  • Similar proposed work
  • Publications
  • Citations
  • Peer review

Key differences

  • This case had more citations
  • Your profile includes implementation evidence not mentioned in this case

Software Engineer

Distributed systems / Cloud infrastructure

AAO Decision

84%
similarity
AAO DecisionUSCIS Administrative Appeals Office

Similarities

  • Similar professional field
  • Similar proposed work
  • Patents
  • Implementation and adoption

Key differences

  • This case relied more heavily on patents than publications
  • Your profile includes funding evidence not present in this case

Physician

Public health / Infectious disease

Successful NIW Case

78%
similarity
Successful CasePublished case profile

Similarities

  • Similar proposed endeavor and U.S. benefit
  • Comparable education level
  • Publications
  • Government or institutional support

Key differences

  • This case emphasized clinical impact over research output
  • Your profile includes a larger publication record

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