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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Medicine / ClinicalBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
on balance, beneficial to the United States to waive the job offer/labor certification
What the decision said
AAO declines to reach prong 3 because failure on prong 2 is dispositive of the waiver claim.
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AAO declines to reach prong 3 because failure on prong 2 is dispositive of the waiver claim.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2018-10-22_01_B5203; source_row=23182 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · National importanceEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Medicine / ClinicalBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO concludes that the proposed clinical research investigating Tibetan herbs for MS treatment has both substantial merit and national importance based on the dissemination of results and broader implications for MS treatment, though supervisory/patient-processing duties alone would not meet national importance.
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AAO concludes that the proposed clinical research investigating Tibetan herbs for MS treatment has both substantial merit and national importance based on the dissemination of results and broader implications for MS treatment, though supervisory/patient-processing duties alone would not meet national importance.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2018-10-22_01_B5203; source_row=23180 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
labor certification expiration before petition filing
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO finds the labor certification appears to have expired because it was not filed with a petition within 180 days of its December 4, 2009 grant; the Petitioner asserted timely filing but did not document it.
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AAO finds the labor certification appears to have expired because it was not filed with a petition within 180 days of its December 4, 2009 grant; the Petitioner asserted timely filing but did not document it.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2018-10-19_01_B5203; source_row=23179 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
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 proposed endeavor has substantial merit, the Petitioner did not show his specific consulting role would have national importance; the broader economic effects of client projects were not attributable to his work, and his work would not impact the financial engineering field or U.S. economy more broadly.
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AAO found that while the proposed endeavor has substantial merit, the Petitioner did not show his specific consulting role would have national importance; the broader economic effects of client projects were not attributable to his work, and his work would not impact the financial engineering field or U.S. economy more broadly.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2018-10-16_01_B5203; source_row=23176 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c