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Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
on balance, beneficial to the United States
What the decision said
AAO explicitly reserved determination on the third prong because the failure to meet the first prong was dispositive of the appeal.
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AAO explicitly reserved determination on the third prong because the failure to meet the first prong was dispositive of the appeal.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-08-01_03_B5203; source_row=39546 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
recognition for achievements and significant contributions (k)(3)(ii)(F)
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the letters and certificates documented the Petitioner's personal achievements and impact on specific employers/clients but did not establish significant contributions to the swimming industry as a whole. The Master of Sports certificate and the gratitude letter for implementing a methodology likewise did not show industry-wide significance.
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AAO found the letters and certificates documented the Petitioner's personal achievements and impact on specific employers/clients but did not establish significant contributions to the swimming industry as a whole. The Master of Sports certificate and the gratitude letter for implementing a methodology likewise did not show industry-wide significance.
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membership in professional associations (k)(3)(ii)(E)
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO concluded the record did not establish that the occupation, or membership in the relevant association, requires a U.S. bachelor's degree or its foreign equivalent, so the association does not qualify as a 'professional' association under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(2).
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AAO concluded the record did not establish that the occupation, or membership in the relevant association, requires a U.S. bachelor's degree or its foreign equivalent, so the association does not qualify as a 'professional' association under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(2).
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-08-01_04_B5203; source_row=39552 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c