National Interest Waiver Approval for Environmental Scientist
Posted Jun 24, 2000

In June 2000, The Law Office of Sheela Murthy received an approval from the INS for a National Interest Waiver petition filed on April 6, 2000. The beneficiary, an Environmental Chemist who specializes in the areas of Soil Science and Water Treatment, has a Ph. D. in Environmental Science, an M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, a Masters degree in Business Administration, and a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering.

The approval was based on strong arguments propounded by the Law Office of Sheela Murthy, emphasizing that the beneficiary is a professional with an impressive background in both microbiology and geochemistry. This background is needed, we explained, to understand complex vital interactions among minerals, surfactants, and organic matter in the earth’s subsurface.

The beneficiary’s work was shown to advance our nation’s environmental conservation capabilities by accurately predicting the crucial factors for effective measures against serious outbreaks of waterborne disease. Additionally, it was argued that his work directly benefits U.S. healthcare, our environment, and our economy, and enables compliance with U.S. federal laws.

Supporting documentation included evidence of the beneficiary’s education, experience, prizes/awards, original scientific/scholarly contributions in his field of expertise, authorship of scholarly articles in the field in professional publications, presentations at internationally renowned conferences, and memberships in professional associations.

It is interesting to note that petitions filed at the Texas Service Center are now taking only 60 to 90 days. TSC is processing recent cases more quickly but continues to hold on to earlier filed petitions. Nebraska has also shown a marked improvement in processing time. Some I-140 petitions at other centers are taking at least ten months, often over a year.

The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C. is pleased to share with you a synopsis of the work and contributions of another talented client of our firm, whose work is in the national interest of the U.S.