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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
serves national interest substantially greater than available U.S. worker
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the witness letters lacked corroborating documentary evidence, the business plan represented a material change from the original Korean-language drama plan to a primarily English-language production, comparative evidence of impact relative to other directors was missing, and tourism evidence was inadequately translated and not extrapolable to U.S. tourism benefits.
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AAO found the witness letters lacked corroborating documentary evidence, the business plan represented a material change from the original Korean-language drama plan to a primarily English-language production, comparative evidence of impact relative to other directors was missing, and tourism evidence was inadequately translated and not extrapolable to U.S. tourism benefits.
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AAO held the plain wording of the regulation requires only membership in professional associations, not associations specifically in the petitioner's field; the petitioner's memberships qualify under the plain language, with field-relevance being a final-merits issue.
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AAO held the plain wording of the regulation requires only membership in professional associations, not associations specifically in the petitioner's field; the petitioner's memberships qualify under the plain language, with field-relevance being a final-merits issue.
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NIWten years experienceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
ten years experience
ten years of full-time experience (employer letters)
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agreed that the submitted exhibits, brochures, CV, and certificates did not establish full-time employment for ten years and that contradictions with Form ETA-750B were not resolved by counsel's 'clerical error' explanation.
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AAO agreed that the submitted exhibits, brochures, CV, and certificates did not establish full-time employment for ten years and that contradictions with Form ETA-750B were not resolved by counsel's 'clerical error' explanation.
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recognition for achievements/significant contributions
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO held the plain wording of the regulation requires only evidence of recognition, and that the more granular concerns the director raised are properly final-merits concerns. The petitioner submitted definitive evidence of recognition from [REDACTED].
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AAO held the plain wording of the regulation requires only evidence of recognition, and that the more granular concerns the director raised are properly final-merits concerns. The petitioner submitted definitive evidence of recognition from [REDACTED].
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