EV Battery Engineer Self-Petitions Past a Slow PERM Timeline

Amanda Mitchell helped an Indian engineer working on electric vehicle battery technology secure an EB-2 National Interest Waiver. Facing a multi-year employer PERM timeline that risked outlasting his H-1B, he self-petitioned instead, relying on his master's degree, a patent, and his publications. His role on major EV battery projects gave the national interest argument its backbone.