Our client, a citizen of Thailand and an Engineer, was maintaining H-1B status but wanted to bypass the labor certification process necessary to secure a green card by pursing a National Interest Waiver. Attorney Furqan argued that our client’s presence in the U.S. is in the national interest, specifically his work and research in developing software and hardware to support the Amber and Silver Alert national programs was in the national interest. 8 C.FR 204.5(k)(4)(ii). Attorney Furqan further argued that our client was seeking employment in an area that has substantial intrinsic merit, the proposed benefit our client will provide will be national in scope, and that the national interest would be adversely affected if the employer were required to proceed with the labor certification process.
