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beneficiary holds foreign equivalent of U.S. master's degree in physical therapy
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agreed with the director's ultimate conclusion but developed substantially expanded reasoning via NOID, addressing FCCPT's coursework-aggregation methodology, EDGE/AACRAO's contrary view of the Philippine bachelor's PT degree, the historical first professional PT degree in the United States, and CAPTE/APTA credit-hour data.…
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AAO agreed with the director's ultimate conclusion but developed substantially expanded reasoning via NOID, addressing FCCPT's coursework-aggregation methodology, EDGE/AACRAO's contrary view of the Philippine bachelor's PT degree, the historical first professional PT degree in the United States, and CAPTE/APTA credit-hour data. AAO concluded FCCPT's substantial-equivalence determination does not establish a single foreign equivalent degree.
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AAO found, on de novo review, that the notice of filing was deficient because it was posted only at one location while the labor certification listed multiple worksites.
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AAO found, on de novo review, that the notice of filing was deficient because it was posted only at one location while the labor certification listed multiple worksites.
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AAO held the petitioner did not establish that the beneficiary's Philippine bachelor's degree is the foreign educational equivalent of a U.S. master's degree in physical therapy as required by the ETA Form 9089.
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AAO held the petitioner did not establish that the beneficiary's Philippine bachelor's degree is the foreign educational equivalent of a U.S. master's degree in physical therapy as required by the ETA Form 9089.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
national in scope
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO found that the expert opinion letter was merely a claim about citations rather than documentary evidence of them, that web addresses to a subscription database were not verifiable evidence, and that citation evidence not submitted in response to the RFE could not be raised for the first time on appeal.
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The AAO found that the expert opinion letter was merely a claim about citations rather than documentary evidence of them, that web addresses to a subscription database were not verifiable evidence, and that citation evidence not submitted in response to the RFE could not be raised for the first time on appeal.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
national interest substantially greater than a U.S. worker
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO found that the expert opinion letter was from someone with a background in the textile industry with no expertise in contracting management or the petrochemical industry, and thus lacked the requisite corroboration to establish the petitioner's superiority over available U.S. workers.
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The AAO found that the expert opinion letter was from someone with a background in the textile industry with no expertise in contracting management or the petrochemical industry, and thus lacked the requisite corroboration to establish the petitioner's superiority over available U.S. workers.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Social Sciences
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
serves the national interest to a substantially greater degree than an available U.S. worker
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agrees the petitioner has not established a past record of achievement or influence on the field as a whole that would distinguish her from others, and unsupported speculation about future benefits is insufficient.
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AAO agrees the petitioner has not established a past record of achievement or influence on the field as a whole that would distinguish her from others, and unsupported speculation about future benefits is insufficient.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Social Sciences
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
national in scope
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agrees the petitioner did not show her work would be national in scope, noting she submitted no documentary evidence that her past activities affected the U.S. economy at a national level.
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AAO agrees the petitioner did not show her work would be national in scope, noting she submitted no documentary evidence that her past activities affected the U.S. economy at a national level.
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