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NIWNIW · Well positionedNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Mathematics / StatisticsMaster’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
national in scope
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found that the petitioner's contributions—classroom teaching, mentoring, and district-level curriculum writing—were inherently local, and that there was no evidence of adoption or influence beyond the school district. Assertions that her schema-based research or curricula could be adopted nationally were speculative.
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AAO found that the petitioner's contributions—classroom teaching, mentoring, and district-level curriculum writing—were inherently local, and that there was no evidence of adoption or influence beyond the school district. Assertions that her schema-based research or curricula could be adopted nationally were speculative.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Medicine / Clinical
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 found the petitioner had not demonstrated influence on the field as a whole. Witness letters were largely from training supervisors and lacked corroboration; citations to her work post-dated filing or were self-citations; editorial board membership was unsubstantiated; and two witness letters with nearly identical language cast doubt on the evidence's reliability.
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AAO found the petitioner had not demonstrated influence on the field as a whole. Witness letters were largely from training supervisors and lacked corroboration; citations to her work post-dated filing or were self-citations; editorial board membership was unsubstantiated; and two witness letters with nearly identical language cast doubt on the evidence's reliability.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Published materialNot pursuedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Published material
published material about the alien in major media
What the decision said
On appeal, neither counsel nor the petitioner contested the director's findings for this criterion or offered additional arguments; therefore, the petitioner abandoned her claims under this criterion.
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On appeal, neither counsel nor the petitioner contested the director's findings for this criterion or offered additional arguments; therefore, the petitioner abandoned her claims under this criterion.
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Both the director and AAO found the petitioner met this criterion based on a letter from the Editor in Chief of a journal confirming the petitioner's participation as a judge.
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Both the director and AAO found the petitioner met this criterion based on a letter from the Editor in Chief of a journal confirming the petitioner's participation as a judge.
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AAO found wages paid were below the proffered wage and that audited financials, while sufficient for the instant beneficiary, did not cover the aggregate shortfall to all sponsored workers; the unaudited 2012 balance sheet could not be considered.
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AAO found wages paid were below the proffered wage and that audited financials, while sufficient for the instant beneficiary, did not cover the aggregate shortfall to all sponsored workers; the unaudited 2012 balance sheet could not be considered.
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realistic and bona fide job offer at the certified worksite
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO raised this issue de novo and concluded the certified worksite could not accommodate the claimed workforce, the labor certification did not disclose third-party placement, and the beneficiary is no longer employed by the petitioner.
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AAO raised this issue de novo and concluded the certified worksite could not accommodate the claimed workforce, the labor certification did not disclose third-party placement, and the beneficiary is no longer employed by the petitioner.
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