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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Mathematics / Statistics
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
national interest served to substantially greater degree than available U.S. worker
Why AAO was not persuaded
The petitioner's record showed minimal publication, presentation, and citation history, and all claims of real-world practical impact were speculative and uncorroborated. The waiver requires demonstrated past achievement and influence on the field as a whole, not mere predictions of future benefit.
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See which endeavor-specific facts mattered to the waiver analysis beyond a preference to self-petition.
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The petitioner's record showed minimal publication, presentation, and citation history, and all claims of real-world practical impact were speculative and uncorroborated. The waiver requires demonstrated past achievement and influence on the field as a whole, not mere predictions of future benefit.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2012-01-12_02_B5203; source_row=13670 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · Well positionedNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Mathematics / Statistics
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
national in scope
Why AAO was not persuaded
The petitioner's witnesses were mostly collaborators and academics who made only predictions of future national impact without demonstrating any current real-world effect. Classroom instruction by a single teacher lacks national scope, and adding one math teacher would have negligible effect on any national shortage.
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Identify the progress, resources, outside interest, or record-to-plan connection that AAO expected to see.
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The petitioner's witnesses were mostly collaborators and academics who made only predictions of future national impact without demonstrating any current real-world effect. Classroom instruction by a single teacher lacks national scope, and adding one math teacher would have negligible effect on any national shortage.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2012-01-12_02_B5203; source_row=13669 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
EB-1AEB-1A · High remunerationNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · High remuneration
high salary or remuneration
Why AAO was not persuaded
The petitioner submitted his 2007 tax return showing $14,790 in income but offered no basis for comparison to other professional boxers, which is required by this criterion.
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The petitioner submitted his 2007 tax return showing $14,790 in income but offered no basis for comparison to other professional boxers, which is required by this criterion.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2012-01-12_01_B2203; source_row=13664 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
EB-1AEB-1A · Original contributionsNot established
Case facts
Medicine / Clinical36 papers
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Original contributions
original contributions of major significance
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO found no citation evidence or other documentation showing that the petitioner's research had major significance in the field. Support letters from supervisors and co-workers were insufficient without independent evidence of impact, and the petitioner failed to demonstrate his work was frequently cited or widely adopted.
Why this is useful
Distinguish original work from evidence that the contribution had major significance across the field.
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The AAO found no citation evidence or other documentation showing that the petitioner's research had major significance in the field. Support letters from supervisors and co-workers were insufficient without independent evidence of impact, and the petitioner failed to demonstrate his work was frequently cited or widely adopted.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2012-01-11_01_B2203; source_row=13643 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c