NIW Success Story of a Bachelor’s Degree Professional in the Construction Industry

This client’s proposed endeavor involves introducing innovative, affordable, and sustainable housing solutions in the United States to provide low-income people with a home and mitigating the impact of natural disasters on housing through the design of secure living environments. 

With his bachelor’s degree plus years of experience in business management and the construction industry, this client had the necessary skills and experience to tackle this pressing national issue. 

Mr. Messina and his team recognized that the client’s endeavor introduces a remarkable innovation for affordability, sustainability, and disaster resilience in housing solutions.  

“His commitment to innovation and sustainability was exemplified through a personal project to build his own home, which led him to the United States to explore container-based construction methods,” Mr. Messina’s team explained. “By designing and constructing his house using recycled shipping containers, he not only achieved a personal milestone but also established a proof of concept for his groundbreaking housing solutions, tailored to meet the needs of low-income communities.” 

To demonstrate our client’s eligibility for a NIW, we highlighted his unique blend of education and experience and the importance and merit of his endeavor.  

First, we established that our client meets the educational requirements for a NIW, with his bachelor’s degree in economics, plus his more than five years of progressive experience in business management and the construction industry. This combination of academic credentials and professional expertise laid the foundation for this NIW petition. 

“Working with a client who holds a bachelor’s degree and substantial professional experience, rather than someone with a master’s degree or higher, presented unique challenges and opportunities,” said Mr. Messina about the unique aspects of developing a strategy for a bachelor’s degree client. “To establish his qualifications, we highlighted his extensive experience in the construction industry, supported by detailed letters affirming his expertise in managing operations and driving innovation within his firm. His hands-on involvement in designing and building with shipping containers allowed us to showcase his capacity to deliver transformative, sustainable, and affordable housing solutions, demonstrating how his experience and leadership fulfill the classification criteria and address critical housing issues in the United States.” 

Finally, we successfully argued that the labor certification process is impractical for our client’s EB-2 petition, and he therefore qualifies for NIW. His endeavor includes technical aspects of the construction industry in conjunction with business management skills, which cannot be easily replicated by available U.S. workers. Given the urgency of addressing the affordable housing shortage and our client’s self-employment, which will not harm U.S. workers, we demonstrated that the labor certification process is unnecessary. 

Thanks to Mr. Messina’s strategic approach and careful preparation of evidence, our client’s NIW petition was approved. His approval opens doors for future opportunities, including the launch of his company, which aims to introduce novel, affordable, and sustainable housing solutions across the nation. He has also already received interest from industry leaders, who have expressed their companies’ interest in his endeavor. 

“To substantiate the client’s expertise and experience in similar projects in his home country, we included letters of support from peers and experts endorsing his leadership in sustainable construction, including his innovative use of recycled cargo containers and the integration of eco-friendly features like living roofs, solar panels, and rainwater harvesting systems,” said Mr. Messina’s team, summarizing their strategy.  

The team also spoke to the key elements of this client’s success: “His projects have not only advanced affordable and environmentally conscious housing but also created job opportunities and garnered widespread recognition, including media coverage. This evidence showcased his ability to successfully implement his initiative in the United States.” 

Our client’s successful NIW petition demonstrates that this immigrant classification is not limited to master’s or Ph.D. degree holders. With our team’s careful planning, strategic documentation, and expertise in immigration laws and policies, we can help professionals with a bachelor’s degree plus at least five years of progressive experience achieve NIW approval.

We are proud to have played a role in helping our construction professional client achieve his goals and look forward to seeing the positive impact of his innovative housing solutions on communities across the nation.