1. PhD student in computer science used her coding skills to develop a program that identifies disposal sites for radioactive waste.
A good fit for the NIW for its potential “benefits to the environment” (see pinned posts for other NIW areas).
2. PhD student in mathematics is optimizing the performance of smart devices and computers using combinatorics
A good fit for the NIW for its potential benefits to the communication sector and the U.S economy
Legal immigration should be straightforward for MS/PhD students in 2022.
To enhance your concentration on scholarly work, here are 6 ways to become a permanent resident (PR) in the United States.
Some are self-sponsored: no employer or marriage needed.
A short thread
1. Family-based
The most-common path to permanent residency in the U.S.
Straightforward. A citizen sponsors you- as a spouse, or as their child, or sibling.
A lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder) can sponsor you as a spouse.
2. Employment-based immigration
Find an employer to sponsor your PR. Typically, you'd have to begin work with an H-1b work visa with the employer before transitioning to PR status.
For this to happen, employers must prove that no US worker is available to fill the position.
Your chances will depend on how the application review process works for your intended program. Unfortunately, it is mostly hard to tell from the outside looking in.
For some programs, they use the test scores as an initial metric to screen out applicants when they have many applications than they can handle.
In this case, you are at risk of early rejection if you don't meet their minimum scores