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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Finance
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
on balance, beneficial to waive job offer/labor certification
What the decision said
AAO expressly reserved its opinion on the third prong because the failure of the first prong was dispositive.
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AAO expressly reserved its opinion on the third prong because the failure of the first prong was dispositive.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-06-09_02_B5203; source_row=27783 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO found that the proposed endeavor benefits the Petitioner's employer and clients but lacks broader national implications. The Petitioner provided no evidence showing how his specific endeavor would impact the economy or the field beyond his immediate employer and clients, and his general assertions about business productivity and economic activity do not address the specific endeavor's broader implications as require…
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The AAO found that the proposed endeavor benefits the Petitioner's employer and clients but lacks broader national implications. The Petitioner provided no evidence showing how his specific endeavor would impact the economy or the field beyond his immediate employer and clients, and his general assertions about business productivity and economic activity do 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 Petitioner did not show the endeavor has broader implications beyond the Petitioner's own business, did not provide salient details about U.S. worker employment, did not establish specific anticipated positive economic effects, and did not show the effects would be in an economically depressed area.
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AAO concluded the Petitioner did not show the endeavor has broader implications beyond the Petitioner's own business, did not provide salient details about U.S. worker employment, did not establish specific anticipated positive economic effects, and did not show the effects would be in an economically depressed area.
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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 while the Petitioner's work as a nutritionist has substantial merit, the record did not demonstrate that the prospective impact of her proposed endeavor rises to national importance. Her services would not extend sufficiently beyond her individual customers to broadly impact the nutrition/healthcare field or U.S. economy, and she presented no evidence of significant potential to employ U.S.…
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AAO found that while the Petitioner's work as a nutritionist has substantial merit, the record did not demonstrate that the prospective impact of her proposed endeavor rises to national importance. Her services would not extend sufficiently beyond her individual customers to broadly impact the nutrition/healthcare field or U.S. economy, and she presented no evidence of significant potential to employ U.S. workers or generate substantial positive economic effects.
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AAO agreed with the Director that substantial merit was shown, but found that the Petitioner had not demonstrated national importance. The proposed endeavor lacked evidence of prospective impact beyond his potential employers on the broader U.S. auto industry or economy, and did not show significant potential to employ U.S. workers or produce substantial positive economic effects.
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AAO agreed with the Director that substantial merit was shown, but found that the Petitioner had not demonstrated national importance. The proposed endeavor lacked evidence of prospective impact beyond his potential employers on the broader U.S. auto industry or economy, and did not show significant potential to employ U.S. workers or produce substantial positive economic effects.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2021-06-08_03_B5203; source_row=27768 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c