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AACRAO EDGE indicates the Indian three-year B.S. is comparable to two to three years of U.S. university study, and the Indian M.S. is comparable to a U.S. bachelor's degree—not a U.S. master's degree. The credential evaluations were discounted as not in accord with EDGE. A three-year bachelor's degree is not a foreign equivalent degree to a U.S.…
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AACRAO EDGE indicates the Indian three-year B.S. is comparable to two to three years of U.S. university study, and the Indian M.S. is comparable to a U.S. bachelor's degree—not a U.S. master's degree. The credential evaluations were discounted as not in accord with EDGE. A three-year bachelor's degree is not a foreign equivalent degree to a U.S. baccalaureate, and experience cannot substitute for the degree itself under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(2).
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The Form ETA 750 unambiguously requires six years of college, but the beneficiary attended only three years of undergraduate and two years of graduate study, for a total of five years. USCIS may not ignore a term of the labor certification.
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The Form ETA 750 unambiguously requires six years of college, but the beneficiary attended only three years of undergraduate and two years of graduate study, for a total of five years. USCIS may not ignore a term of the labor certification.
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The work experience letters in the record cumulatively verify only nine years, seven months, and two days of qualifying employment, which falls short of the required ten years.
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The work experience letters in the record cumulatively verify only nine years, seven months, and two days of qualifying employment, which falls short of the required ten years.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Biomedical / Life SciencesBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
national interest substantially greater than available U.S. worker
Why AAO was not persuaded
The petitioner's personal desire to remain in the United States and his claims about limited immigration options do not establish that a waiver is in the national interest. The petitioner failed to show he would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than an available U.S. worker.
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The petitioner's personal desire to remain in the United States and his claims about limited immigration options do not establish that a waiver is in the national interest. The petitioner failed to show he would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than an available U.S. worker.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
OtherBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
national interest substantially greater than U.S. worker
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the internal awards were insufficient without background showing their significance beyond the employing company, the witness letters merely attested to professional competence without showing the beneficiary stands out from peers, and the petitioner failed to provide objective corroborative evidence of the importance of the beneficiary's projects relative to comparable efforts.
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AAO found the internal awards were insufficient without background showing their significance beyond the employing company, the witness letters merely attested to professional competence without showing the beneficiary stands out from peers, and the petitioner failed to provide objective corroborative evidence of the importance of the beneficiary's projects relative to comparable efforts.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
OtherBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
national in scope
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO disagreed with the director and found the beneficiary's work is not inherently local or limited in geographic scope, and that as a national corporation with more than 50,000 enterprise customers, the petitioner's product development efforts have national scope.
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AAO disagreed with the director and found the beneficiary's work is not inherently local or limited in geographic scope, and that as a national corporation with more than 50,000 enterprise customers, the petitioner's product development efforts have national scope.
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NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Biomedical / Life SciencesBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial intrinsic merit
Why AAO was not persuaded
The petitioner's claims of widespread influence and extensive citation were unsupported; the Google Scholar printout showed only two citations, the IEEE journal cover page did not prove anyone discussed the petitioner's work, and witness letters contained bare assertions without specific, verifiable examples of innovations and their impact.
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The petitioner's claims of widespread influence and extensive citation were unsupported; the Google Scholar printout showed only two citations, the IEEE journal cover page did not prove anyone discussed the petitioner's work, and witness letters contained bare assertions without specific, verifiable examples of innovations and their impact.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Biomedical / Life SciencesBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
proposed benefit national in scope
Why AAO was not persuaded
The petitioner's broad national-scope claims were based on the same exaggerated and unsupported assertions; when pressed, he retreated from claims such as 'extensive and groundbreaking contributions to genomic, proteomic and drug discovery technologies,' admitting these consisted only of compiling a literature review.
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The petitioner's broad national-scope claims were based on the same exaggerated and unsupported assertions; when pressed, he retreated from claims such as 'extensive and groundbreaking contributions to genomic, proteomic and drug discovery technologies,' admitting these consisted only of compiling a literature review.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Biomedical / Life SciencesBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
national interest substantially greater than a U.S. worker with the same minimum qualifications
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO found the petitioner's evidence insufficient. The citation record showed only two citations to one article. The journal cover page submitted as evidence of widespread influence did not mention the petitioner at all. Witness letters came from individuals with professional ties to the petitioner. The petitioner's claims were largely unsupported by documentary evidence.
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The AAO found the petitioner's evidence insufficient. The citation record showed only two citations to one article. The journal cover page submitted as evidence of widespread influence did not mention the petitioner at all. Witness letters came from individuals with professional ties to the petitioner. The petitioner's claims were largely unsupported by documentary evidence.
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