Introduction As a biomedical scientist who immigrated to the United States, I would like to share my personal experience applying for a U.S. green card (permanent residency) through the EB-2 National Interest Waiver (EB-2 NIW) category. This article is not legal advice , but a first-hand account intended for fellow scientists, PhD students, postdocs, and researchers who are considering long-term career development in the U.S. and exploring employment-based immigration pathw