Software program Developer
Colombo & Hurd secured an EB-2 Nationwide Curiosity Waiver (NIW) inexperienced card for an AI software program developer from Morocco whose work focuses on synthetic intelligence and enterprise automation. USCIS permitted the EB-2 NIW petition with no Request for Proof (RFE), and the shopper is now a everlasting resident of the US.
Many U.S. companies accumulate massive quantities of knowledge, however nonetheless depend upon guide steps to evaluation info, approve requests, or make operational selections. Our shopper’s proposed endeavor, the work he plans to do within the U.S., is concentrated on addressing that downside. He plans to develop AI-powered software program functions that assist corporations automate duties, enhance workflows, and make smarter enterprise selections throughout industries together with finance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and logistics.
The Colombo & Hurd authorized staff ready and filed the EB-2 NIW petition. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers (USCIS) permitted the I-140 petition straight, with no RFE. After the I-140 approval, our authorized staff guided the shopper via the Adjustment of Standing (AOS) course of from inside the US, leading to his inexperienced card.
Consumer Profile
A Software program Engineering Profession Centered on Sensible AI Instruments
Our shopper holds a grasp’s diploma in laptop science and a bachelor’s diploma in elementary research of arithmetic and laptop sciences. For greater than 5 years, he labored in software program improvement and engineering, gaining expertise with software program functions.
In a single main venture, our shopper helped create a web-based utility that automated mortgage processing. His utility helped make software program techniques sooner, extra versatile, and simpler for groups to make use of.
That have formed our shopper’s plan for proposed work in the US. He plans to develop custom-made AI-driven functions that assist companies automate routine work and make selections with higher pace and accuracy.
The Problem
Demonstrating the Broader Affect of AI-Powered Enterprise Software program
The central problem was exhibiting how our shopper’s AI and automation work match inside broader enterprise and expertise wants in the US.
The case concerned a proposed endeavor targeted on non-public corporations throughout industries comparable to finance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and logistics. That meant the petition wanted to indicate why the work was not restricted to particular person enterprise purchasers.The problem was to attach these enterprise issues to a bigger nationwide curiosity with out overstating the shopper’s function.
Strategic Method
Constructing a Robust Case
The petition introduced our shopper’s proposed work in the US, the enterprise wants that work might assist handle, and the background that positioned him to maneuver it ahead
The authorized staff targeted on connecting three components of the file: the shopper’s deliberate AI software program work, the enterprise issues that work might assist handle, and the expertise he already had in software program improvement. The shopper’s file didn’t embrace educational publications, patents, or trade awards. The petition established eligibility on different grounds: the character and applicability of the proposed endeavor, its relevance to recognized enterprise wants throughout a number of industries, and the shopper’s documented expertise creating software program that addressed these wants.
The petition additionally defined how his work aligned with broader U.S. priorities in synthetic intelligence, digital transformation, small enterprise competitiveness, STEM expertise, and technological management. For instance, it pointed to federal efforts to maintain the US on the forefront of AI, together with the January 2025 govt order “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” and the July 2025 nationwide technique “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which requires accelerating AI adoption throughout American trade and creating the STEM workforce wanted to help it.
Collectively, that proof gave USCIS a transparent file of what our shopper was proposing to do and why he was well-positioned to do it.
The Consequence
EB-2 NIW Accepted With out RFE
USCIS permitted the EB-2 NIW petition with out an RFE, permitting our shopper to proceed the inexperienced card course of from inside the US.
Inexperienced Card Accepted and Everlasting Residency Granted
After the I-140 approval, the shopper filed to regulate his standing from inside the US, and the Colombo & Hurd authorized staff guided him via that course of. USCIS permitted his adjustment of standing, and he’s now a lawful everlasting resident of the US.