Search a substantial collection of case-specific reasoning, then narrow it by petition, field, legal issue, or date.
This expanded collection favors source-backed access over perfect automated classification. Fields, labels, summaries, and relevance may contain errors; records marked ‘broader context’ need extra care. Review the cited source before relying on any record. These appeals and motions do not show approval odds or denial rates, and are not legal advice or a prediction.
10,847 decisions /36,849 findings
Showing 10631–10640
NIWNIW · National importanceNot established
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agreed the Petitioner failed to identify a specific endeavor and failed to substantiate claims of national importance, finding her recommendation letters and industry articles of little probative value and her economic-impact and job-creation claims unsupported.
Why this is useful
Compare how the decision separates a broadly important field from the prospective impact of the applicant’s specific work.
View full reasoning +
AAO agreed the Petitioner failed to identify a specific endeavor and failed to substantiate claims of national importance, finding her recommendation letters and industry articles of little probative value and her economic-impact and job-creation claims unsupported.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-10-29_02_B5203; source_row=28812 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
Because the Petitioner did not identify a consistent specific proposed endeavor, AAO concluded it could not assess whether she is well positioned to advance it.
Why this is useful
Identify the progress, resources, outside interest, or record-to-plan connection that AAO expected to see.
View full reasoning +
Because the Petitioner did not identify a consistent specific proposed endeavor, AAO concluded it could not assess whether she is well positioned to advance it.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-10-29_01_B5203; source_row=28809 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
AAO found that because the Petitioner did not identify a consistent specific endeavor—having materially changed her description from marketing manager to entrepreneur focused on ASD services—it could not determine whether the endeavor has national importance.
Why this is useful
Compare how the decision separates a broadly important field from the prospective impact of the applicant’s specific work.
View full reasoning +
AAO found that because the Petitioner did not identify a consistent specific endeavor—having materially changed her description from marketing manager to entrepreneur focused on ASD services—it could not determine whether the endeavor has national importance.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-10-29_01_B5203; source_row=28808 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
The AAO agreed the proposed endeavor was not clearly identified, that the Petitioner conflated field-level merit with endeavor-level merit, and that prospective impact did not reach beyond the employer and its clients.
Why this is useful
Compare how the decision separates a broadly important field from the prospective impact of the applicant’s specific work.
View full reasoning +
The AAO agreed the proposed endeavor was not clearly identified, that the Petitioner conflated field-level merit with endeavor-level merit, and that prospective impact did not reach beyond the employer and its clients.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-10-29_03_B5203; source_row=28816 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
advanced degree or foreign equivalent / bachelor's plus 5 years progressive experience
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO went further than the Director and found the credentials evaluation unreliable, so even foreign-degree equivalency was not established; it also affirmed that the supervisor/colleague letters failed to show progressive experience.
Why this is useful
Use the reasoning to identify the specific factual or documentary gap AAO considered material.
View full reasoning +
The AAO went further than the Director and found the credentials evaluation unreliable, so even foreign-degree equivalency was not established; it also affirmed that the supervisor/colleague letters failed to show progressive experience.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-10-29_03_B5203; source_row=28815 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
AAO rejected the credentials evaluation as templated and lacking specific knowledge of the Brazilian system, but accepted equivalency based on the AACRAO EDGE database, reaching the same conclusion as the Director.
Why this is useful
Use the reasoning to identify the specific factual or documentary gap AAO considered material.
View full reasoning +
AAO rejected the credentials evaluation as templated and lacking specific knowledge of the Brazilian system, but accepted equivalency based on the AACRAO EDGE database, reaching the same conclusion as the Director.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-10-29_02_B5203; source_row=28811 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
On balance, beneficial to the United States to waive job offer requirement
What the decision said
AAO did not reach the third prong because the Petitioner failed to establish the first two prongs of the Dhanasar analysis due to the failure to identify a consistent specific proposed endeavor.
Why this is useful
See which endeavor-specific facts mattered to the waiver analysis beyond a preference to self-petition.
View full reasoning +
AAO did not reach the third prong because the Petitioner failed to establish the first two prongs of the Dhanasar analysis due to the failure to identify a consistent specific proposed endeavor.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-10-29_01_B5203; source_row=28810 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
AAO found the credential evaluation of little probative value due to templated language and lack of specific analysis, but independently used AACRAO EDGE to confirm the foreign degree is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree, and accepted employer letters as evidence of five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience.
Why this is useful
Use the reasoning to identify the specific factual or documentary gap AAO considered material.
View full reasoning +
AAO found the credential evaluation of little probative value due to templated language and lack of specific analysis, but independently used AACRAO EDGE to confirm the foreign degree is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree, and accepted employer letters as evidence of five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-10-29_01_B5203; source_row=28807 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c