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NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found that the proposed endeavor—teaching communications and working as a PR specialist—did not demonstrate how it would have broader national implications beyond the Petitioner's immediate employers and students. The Petitioner's appeal arguments about expertise and field importance did not address the specific endeavor's broader implications as required by Dhanasar.
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AAO found that the proposed endeavor—teaching communications and working as a PR specialist—did not demonstrate how it would have broader national implications beyond the Petitioner's immediate employers and students. The Petitioner's appeal arguments about expertise and field importance did not address the specific endeavor's broader implications as required by Dhanasar.
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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 concluded the record does not identify any particular process or advancement that would have national or global implications in sales/marketing, and lacks evidence of substantial positive economic effects or location-specific economic impact.
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AAO concluded the record does not identify any particular process or advancement that would have national or global implications in sales/marketing, and lacks evidence of substantial positive economic effects or location-specific economic impact.
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recognition for achievements and significant contributions
Why AAO was not persuaded
Petitioner relied on expert/recommendation statements, two municipal/national-level awards from 2011 and 2012, four media articles, and authorship of articles and a non-fiction book.…
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Petitioner relied on expert/recommendation statements, two municipal/national-level awards from 2011 and 2012, four media articles, and authorship of articles and a non-fiction book. AAO found the awards were city-wide or local-fair recognitions, the media articles either were largely first-person, only briefly mentioned the Petitioner, or did not show recognition by peers, governmental entities, or professional/business organizations, and that authorship without showing recognition for the works does not satisfy this criterion.
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NIWten years experienceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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Issue evaluated
ten years experience
ten years of full-time experience (employer letters)
Why AAO was not persuaded
Petitioner raised this criterion for the first time on appeal with only a general reference to the record. The CV showed work as an embroiderer beginning in 2011, less than ten years before the 2019 filing, and the record contained recommendation letters rather than letters from current or former employers as the regulation requires.
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Petitioner raised this criterion for the first time on appeal with only a general reference to the record. The CV showed work as an embroiderer beginning in 2011, less than ten years before the 2019 filing, and the record contained recommendation letters rather than letters from current or former employers as the regulation requires.
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