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NIWNIW · National importanceNot established
Case facts
Finance
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agreed that the Petitioner failed to show national importance. Her statements reflect intention to continue working in her field but do not demonstrate the prospective impact of her endeavor rises to the level of national importance, nor that it would extend beyond her future employers and clients to impact U.S. interests or the financial industry more broadly.
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AAO agreed that the Petitioner failed to show national importance. Her statements reflect intention to continue working in her field but do not demonstrate the prospective impact of her endeavor rises to the level of national importance, nor that it would extend beyond her future employers and clients to impact U.S. interests or the financial industry more broadly.
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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 did not separately address prong two, noting it agreed with the Director's ultimate conclusions and was remanding the threshold EB-2 qualification issue.
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AAO did not separately address prong two, noting it agreed with the Director's ultimate conclusions and was remanding the threshold EB-2 qualification issue.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Finance
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
on balance, beneficial to the United States to waive the job offer requirement
What the decision said
AAO did not separately address prong three, noting it agreed with the Director's ultimate conclusions and was remanding the threshold EB-2 qualification issue.
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AAO did not separately address prong three, noting it agreed with the Director's ultimate conclusions and was remanding the threshold EB-2 qualification issue.
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AAO found that the employment agreement is inconsistent with an intent to employ permanently and that the record lacks independent, objective evidence of permanent full-time intent; the evidence suggests the work could be cancelled at any time with 10 days' notice.
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AAO found that the employment agreement is inconsistent with an intent to employ permanently and that the record lacks independent, objective evidence of permanent full-time intent; the evidence suggests the work could be cancelled at any time with 10 days' notice.
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AAO agreed the record was insufficient but found the Director failed to explain the relevance of the start-date inconsistencies to the bona fides question, and identified additional unresolved issues (multi-entity staffing chain, missing recruitment records, missing PWD copy) requiring remand for further evidence development.
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AAO agreed the record was insufficient but found the Director failed to explain the relevance of the start-date inconsistencies to the bona fides question, and identified additional unresolved issues (multi-entity staffing chain, missing recruitment records, missing PWD copy) requiring remand for further evidence development.
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The submitted memberships either belong to entities rather than the Petitioner, are not shown to be professional associations requiring a baccalaureate or equivalent, or are unrelated to her occupation (such as the Florida Sheriff's Association).
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The submitted memberships either belong to entities rather than the Petitioner, are not shown to be professional associations requiring a baccalaureate or equivalent, or are unrelated to her occupation (such as the Florida Sheriff's Association).
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NIWten years experienceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
ten years experience
letters showing 10 years full-time experience in the proposed occupation
Why AAO was not persuaded
The Petitioner did not provide sufficient evidence that her positions were full-time or related to the position of general and operations manager for which she is being sought.
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The Petitioner did not provide sufficient evidence that her positions were full-time or related to the position of general and operations manager for which she is being sought.
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NIWNIW · National importanceReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
What the decision said
AAO reserves Dhanasar prong 1 because the EB-2 classification failure is dispositive, though it observes the evidence does not show national importance.
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AAO reserves Dhanasar prong 1 because the EB-2 classification failure is dispositive, though it observes the evidence does not show national importance.
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