NIW processing time & strength of the application

saralfd

New Member
Hi,
I have already applied for green card though NIW. I have few questions and I really appreciate your feedback:

Is there any correlation between the processing time and how strong the case is ? I've heard about people from my country that have applied after me at the same center and they have already heard from USCIS (either the decision or asking for more evidence). Can it be due to their stronger applications ?

Also, have you ever heard of any one who could get approval through NIW with no first author publications or low number of citations? My lawyer has told me that it's one of the weak points of my application but he thinks it can be compensated with strong recommendation letters and also this fact that I have been involved in one of the largest research projects in the field that is still in progress.

I really appreciate if you let me know your feedback since I am sure you have a lot of information in this field.

Thank you in advance,
 
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