age for applying I-140

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startrek2005

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I am a Ph.D student and have few papers and other credits for NIW. I checked with my lawyer regarding applying for NIW. Based on my CV he felt that everything is fine except that I am 27 yrs which might be looked as too young to apply for NIW. I doubt if this is true. Is there an age consideration to apply?
Also how successful could one become based on self-petition for NIW without lawyer. Kindly provide your valuable opinion
Thanks
 
don't worry you are very old for any kind of green card.
most of us here are late 20s and early 30s.
self petition is successful many time... so is lawyer.
NIW doesnot depend on that it depends on your resume, national interest, intrinsic merit etc etc.
 
startrek2005,
To the best of my knowledge, age has nothing to do with applying under NIW. This makes me wonder whether your lawyer is "old enough" to handle your case :). I am sure a lot of people in this forum (including me) will be interested in knowing where your lawyer got this information from!
 
I am a recent Ph.D. graduate and I just filed today (self-petitioned). Use this forum, it is full of useful information and potential pitfalls. I will keep you posted.
 
I finished my Ph.D. in January in pharmacology and neuroscience. I do Alzheimer's research.
15 peer reviewed publications (5 first author)
2 co-authored review articles
1 grant reviewed
First author: 70 citations
Co-author: 450 citations (400 on one)
10 letters of recommendation, 7 independent (2 from Europe)
Various awards as a graduate student

We'll see what happens. Non-retrogressed country so I filed all forms concurrently for me and my husband.

I will keep you posted
 
startrek2005 said:
I am a Ph.D student and have few papers and other credits for NIW. I checked with my lawyer regarding applying for NIW. Based on my CV he felt that everything is fine except that I am 27 yrs which might be looked as too young to apply for NIW. I doubt if this is true. Is there an age consideration to apply?
Also how successful could one become based on self-petition for NIW without lawyer. Kindly provide your valuable opinion
Thanks
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just thought i will share this where it appeared that age matters. in one of the department here director of research who use to have GC and went back to his country UK (lost that GC).....after 10 years when he came back applied for Eb1-EA with more that 300 papers, letters from all possible big shots ....got denial...it appeared on his denial that he is here for retirement instead of serving country.......................so moral is age might matter....but other way round!!!!well he has GC now (family based).......
 
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