EB-2 NIW Case Study: A Sustainability Leader’s Journey from Taiwan to the U.S. 

When the client approached our team at Colombo & Hurd, his credentials spoke for themselves. The challenge was to highlight his endeavor in a way that captured both his track record and the broader impact of his work. 

Our team focused on showing how his career and endeavor already reflect U.S. priorities: advancing energy goals, strengthening supply chain resilience, and modernizing critical infrastructure. From electrifying fleets to integrating AI into logistics, his endeavor aligned directly with goals such as those outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act and national supply chain initiatives. 

Our Petition focused on presenting a narrative that resonated: 

• Sustainability and Innovation: His endeavor directly reduces emissions and brings modern energy into core logistics functions. 

• Economic Competitiveness: By cutting inefficiencies and scaling advanced technologies, he helps U.S. businesses remain globally competitive. 

• Leadership and Readiness: With an MBA and years of executive-level impact, he is equipped to lead and already does so on a global scale. 

To secure approval of the EB-2 NIW Petition for sustainability leader, we connected the client’s focused, technical endeavor to broader national benefits. Our team at Colombo & Hurd approached this challenge with a strategic mindset, building a case that clearly articulated the endeavor’s environmental, economic, and technological value to the United States. 

To build the strongest Petition, our team worked with the client to craft a narrative that showed his professional record and how his endeavor supports the United States’ most pressing national priorities. 

Aligning the Endeavor with Federal Goals 

We highlighted how his endeavor connects to key U.S. goals, such as 

• The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): The client’s endeavor, as it relates to electrifying fleets and strengthening alternative energy resources, aligns with the IRA’s goal of accelerating advanced energy adoption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions across critical industries, including transportation and logistics. 

• National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing: The undertaking advances the Strategy’s mission to modernize U.S. infrastructure, boost manufacturing competitiveness, and integrate smart technologies into nationwide supply chains, by implementing AI-driven route optimization, warehouse automation, and robotics in logistics operations. 

• Supply Chain Resilience Initiatives: The client’s logistics optimization models lower operational costs, reduce dependency on vulnerable supply routes, and create a more agile, secure transportation network, directly supporting federal objectives to safeguard national supply chains against disruptions. 

• Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) List: The client’s undertaking will develop and deploy technologies identified as critical to the U.S. economic security and global leadership, by integrating machine learning, predictive maintenance systems, and advanced infrastructure tools into logistics operations.  

Proving He Was Well Positioned by Establishing the Client’s Readiness to Lead the Endeavor 

The client’s proven leadership at major firms, combined with an MBA tailored to his proposed endeavor, demonstrated that he has the expertise and resources to execute his vision. He also submitted a detailed implementation roadmap for achieving his proposed endeavor, covering everything from technical integration to scalability and long-term monitoring. 

In discussing how the team approached the strategy, Ms. Slomski remarked: 

USCIS approved our client’s Petition without a Request for Evidence (RFE). Attorney Rachel Slomski described the approval as the culmination of a journey that tied the client’s personal vision to national priorities: 

This approval is a testament to the value of the client’s contributions to U.S. priorities in logistics and clean energy, and to his vision for creating meaningful benefits for the country. It is deeply rewarding to see USCIS recognize the national value of this work and to know our strategy helped bring that recognition to light.

Impact and Future Opportunities 

This approval gives the client freedom and flexibility to expand his undertaking without being tied to a specific employer or visa restrictions. With permanent residency, he intends to: 

• Lead national-level sustainability initiatives 

• Collaborate with alternative energy startups, public agencies, and research institutions 

• Share his expertise through advisory boards, industry forums, or mentorship 

• Launch his own sustainability consulting firm 

In short, this EB-2 approval for sustainability leader with NIW unlocks opportunities for both personal advancement and for meaningful contribution to the United States’ energy and supply chain goals. 

Ms. Slomski reflected on the ripple effect of this milestone, framing it not just as an individual success but a national one: 

Our client came to us with a dream that would serve both U.S. industries and the environment. Together, we translated his professional journey into a narrative that met the strict requirements of USCIS and highlighted the national importance of his endeavor. 

With his approval, our client now has the freedom to lead groundbreaking projects, collaborate with startups and public agencies, and expand clean energy and logistics initiatives across the U.S. Most importantly, his journey shows how individual contributions can create impact not just for one career, but for entire communities and industries.