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The Petitioner's 2014 net income appeared sufficient for the instant petition alone, but the existence of at least 29 additional I-140 petitions created an obligation to demonstrate ability to pay combined proffered wages. The record lacked the information necessary to make that determination.
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The Petitioner's 2014 net income appeared sufficient for the instant petition alone, but the existence of at least 29 additional I-140 petitions created an obligation to demonstrate ability to pay combined proffered wages. The record lacked the information necessary to make that determination.
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AAO found that the Beneficiary's 3-year diploma enabled lateral entry into the second year of a 4-year engineering program, that the resulting bachelor of engineering degree reflects 4 years of undergraduate study, and that EDGE confirms it is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree.
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AAO found that the Beneficiary's 3-year diploma enabled lateral entry into the second year of a 4-year engineering program, that the resulting bachelor of engineering degree reflects 4 years of undergraduate study, and that EDGE confirms it is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree.
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beneficiary's qualifying experience per labor certification
Why AAO was not persuaded
The Beneficiary's own attestations on the labor certification showed he performed requirements gathering, testing, and modification tasks as a software engineer trainee, directly contradicting the Petitioner's letters. The Petitioner failed to provide independent, objective evidence to resolve this inconsistency, leaving unresolved whether the trainee position was substantially comparable to the offered position.
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The Beneficiary's own attestations on the labor certification showed he performed requirements gathering, testing, and modification tasks as a software engineer trainee, directly contradicting the Petitioner's letters. The Petitioner failed to provide independent, objective evidence to resolve this inconsistency, leaving unresolved whether the trainee position was substantially comparable to the offered position.
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The NOIR improperly failed to notify the Petitioner of this revocation ground since the NOIR itself found the Petitioner established its intention to employ; and in any event the record at the time of the NOIR established the Petitioner controlled the Beneficiary's work at client sites.
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The NOIR improperly failed to notify the Petitioner of this revocation ground since the NOIR itself found the Petitioner established its intention to employ; and in any event the record at the time of the NOIR established the Petitioner controlled the Beneficiary's work at client sites.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Leading / critical roleEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Leading / critical role
leading or critical role for a distinguished organization
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found Petitioner's role as CEO and co-founder constituted a leading role and that the company qualifies as a distinguished organization based on industry reports, awards, and news coverage.
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AAO found Petitioner's role as CEO and co-founder constituted a leading role and that the company qualifies as a distinguished organization based on industry reports, awards, and news coverage.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
OtherProfessor
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
national interest substantially greater than U.S. worker
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the Petitioner's publications, presentations, professional memberships, and reference letter did not demonstrate that he had influenced the field as a whole or established a past record sufficient to justify projections of future national benefit above what an available U.S. worker could provide.
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AAO found the Petitioner's publications, presentations, professional memberships, and reference letter did not demonstrate that he had influenced the field as a whole or established a past record sufficient to justify projections of future national benefit above what an available U.S. worker could provide.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
OtherProfessor
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
national in scope
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found that while teaching benefits alone are not national in scope, the Petitioner submitted sufficient documentation to show his research benefits are national in scope, and therefore withdrew the Director's finding on this prong.
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AAO found that while teaching benefits alone are not national in scope, the Petitioner submitted sufficient documentation to show his research benefits are national in scope, and therefore withdrew the Director's finding on this prong.
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