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NIWNIW · EB-2 baselineNot established
Case facts
Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering
Issue evaluated
NIW · EB-2 baseline
advanced degree or equivalent (bachelor's plus five years progressive experience)
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the Petitioner lacked the required official academic record for her industrial engineering degree. The educational evaluation was of little probative value because it only summarily concluded equivalency without analysis or explanation.
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AAO found the Petitioner lacked the required official academic record for her industrial engineering degree. The educational evaluation was of little probative value because it only summarily concluded equivalency without analysis or explanation.
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commanding a salary demonstrating exceptional ability
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the salary comparison evidence insufficient because the Vagas.com.br webpage did not specify whether the average salary data applied to Brazil as a whole or a region, did not explain its methodology, and the Petitioner's income statement did not distinguish between profit distributions and compensation for work as a 50% business owner.
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AAO found the salary comparison evidence insufficient because the Vagas.com.br webpage did not specify whether the average salary data applied to Brazil as a whole or a region, did not explain its methodology, and the Petitioner's income statement did not distinguish between profit distributions and compensation for work as a 50% business owner.
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AAO found that none of AMA, GEI, or PMI were shown to be professional associations as defined under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(2), because the record did not show these organizations require their members to hold a U.S. baccalaureate degree or foreign equivalent.
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AAO found that none of AMA, GEI, or PMI were shown to be professional associations as defined under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(2), because the record did not show these organizations require their members to hold a U.S. baccalaureate degree or foreign equivalent.
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AAO disagreed with the Director on substantial merit, finding the record did support that element through industry reports on the field. However, AAO agreed with the Director that national importance was not established, because the evidence showed benefits only to the Petitioner's immediate customers rather than broader implications to the field, and the general assertions about economic impact referred to the field collec…
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AAO disagreed with the Director on substantial merit, finding the record did support that element through industry reports on the field. However, AAO agreed with the Director that national importance was not established, because the evidence showed benefits only to the Petitioner's immediate customers rather than broader implications to the field, and the general assertions about economic impact referred to the field collectively rather than to the Petitioner's specific proposed endeavor.
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NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
Substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the record did not demonstrate national importance because the Petitioner's evidence focused on the general importance and growth of the beauty and wellness industry rather than how her specific endeavor would impact the field more broadly at a nationally important level.…
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AAO found the record did not demonstrate national importance because the Petitioner's evidence focused on the general importance and growth of the beauty and wellness industry rather than how her specific endeavor would impact the field more broadly at a nationally important level. The business plan's unsubstantiated financial projections also failed to show substantial positive economic effects on the level of national importance.
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official academic record relating to area of exceptional ability (8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(3)(ii)(A))
Why AAO was not persuaded
The submitted Electro-Electronic Technician certificate does not relate to the claimed area of exceptional ability (entrepreneurship in janitorial services).
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The submitted Electro-Electronic Technician certificate does not relate to the claimed area of exceptional ability (entrepreneurship in janitorial services).
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