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NIWNIW · Well positionedNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
well positioned to advance the proposed endeavor
Why AAO was not persuaded
Because the Petitioner materially changed her proposed endeavor and did not provide consistent information about it, AAO could not determine whether she was well positioned to advance the endeavor.
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Because the Petitioner materially changed her proposed endeavor and did not provide consistent information about it, AAO could not determine whether she was well positioned to advance the endeavor.
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NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found that the Petitioner materially changed the focus and field of her proposed endeavor between the petition filing and the RFE response, and that post-filing changes (forming a company and planning to pursue a doctoral degree) cannot retroactively establish eligibility. The inconsistency in the description of the proposed endeavor prevented AAO from evaluating whether it had substantial merit and national importance.
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AAO found that the Petitioner materially changed the focus and field of her proposed endeavor between the petition filing and the RFE response, and that post-filing changes (forming a company and planning to pursue a doctoral degree) cannot retroactively establish eligibility. The inconsistency in the description of the proposed endeavor prevented AAO from evaluating whether it had substantial merit and national importance.
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AAO finds the record does not establish a foreign equivalent bachelor's degree because the transferred-credits issue is unresolved on the transcript and the credentials evaluation may not have considered the transfer. The employment letters lack job-duty information needed to assess whether experience was progressive, and there are material inconsistencies with the Form ETA-750B.
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AAO finds the record does not establish a foreign equivalent bachelor's degree because the transferred-credits issue is unresolved on the transcript and the credentials evaluation may not have considered the transfer. The employment letters lack job-duty information needed to assess whether experience was progressive, and there are material inconsistencies with the Form ETA-750B.
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NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Finance
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agrees the Petitioner did not show national importance: the prospective impact does not extend beyond her future employer(s) and clients to affect the financial industry or U.S. interests more broadly, and she has not shown significant potential to employ U.S. workers or generate substantial positive economic effects.
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AAO agrees the Petitioner did not show national importance: the prospective impact does not extend beyond her future employer(s) and clients to affect the financial industry or U.S. interests more broadly, and she has not shown significant potential to employ U.S. workers or generate substantial positive economic effects.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Finance
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
well positioned to advance the proposed endeavor
What the decision said
AAO does not separately analyze the second prong, having agreed with the Director's ultimate conclusion that the first prong was not met and remanding the EB-2 threshold issue.
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AAO does not separately analyze the second prong, having agreed with the Director's ultimate conclusion that the first prong was not met and remanding the EB-2 threshold issue.
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Commanded a salary or other remuneration demonstrating exceptional ability
Why AAO was not persuaded
The salary printout was undated, the timeframes were ambiguous, and the Petitioner's 2016 tax income was actually below the reported average for a fully performing supply chain coordinator. Even accepting the 2014–2015 paystubs showing above-average earnings, the evidence did not establish that his salary was attributable to his exceptional ability.
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The salary printout was undated, the timeframes were ambiguous, and the Petitioner's 2016 tax income was actually below the reported average for a fully performing supply chain coordinator. Even accepting the 2014–2015 paystubs showing above-average earnings, the evidence did not establish that his salary was attributable to his exceptional ability.
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AAO withdrew the Director's finding, concluding that the translation of the academic documents was not properly certified for Portuguese, neither equivalency evaluation was reliable, and the AACRAO EDGE database did not confirm the equivalency of the specific credential. While experience letters were sufficient, the underlying foreign degree's U.S. equivalency was not established.
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AAO withdrew the Director's finding, concluding that the translation of the academic documents was not properly certified for Portuguese, neither equivalency evaluation was reliable, and the AACRAO EDGE database did not confirm the equivalency of the specific credential. While experience letters were sufficient, the underlying foreign degree's U.S. equivalency was not established.
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The Petitioner did not explain how the same registration serves as both a license and a professional membership, nor did he provide background information on the organization, its membership requirements, or what registration confers.
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The Petitioner did not explain how the same registration serves as both a license and a professional membership, nor did he provide background information on the organization, its membership requirements, or what registration confers.
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NIWten years experienceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Electrical / Electronic Engineering
Issue evaluated
ten years experience
At least ten years of full-time experience in the occupation
Why AAO was not persuaded
The letters in aggregate did not persuasively establish ten years of full-time experience; some positions (e.g., supply chain coordinator, trainee engineer) did not clearly relate to the sought occupation; and three letters signed by the same HR coordinator for three different companies raised authenticity and authority concerns.
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The letters in aggregate did not persuasively establish ten years of full-time experience; some positions (e.g., supply chain coordinator, trainee engineer) did not clearly relate to the sought occupation; and three letters signed by the same HR coordinator for three different companies raised authenticity and authority concerns.
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