Our client’s spouse, a medical biochemist and postdoctoral researcher specializing in reflux-related tissue injury, diagnostic biomarkers, and targeted therapeutic development, obtained approval of her Form I-140 petition under the EB-2 National Interest Waiver category. Her approved petition formed the basis for the family to move forward with the next stage of the permanent residence process in the United States.
As the spouse of the principal EB-2 NIW applicant, our client pursued adjustment of status as a derivative applicant. Our firm prepared and submitted his Form I-765 application for employment authorization under the (c)(9) category while the family’s adjustment applications remained pending. This allowed his immigration process to proceed alongside his spouse’s EB-2 NIW case while separately addressing his ability to work in the United States during that period.
USCIS approved his Form I-765 application and granted employment authorization. The approval is an important part of the family’s broader immigration process, extending the practical benefits of the approved EB-2 NIW case to the principal applicant’s spouse while their adjustment of status cases continue toward permanent residence.