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NIWprocedural or otherNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
procedural or other
new facts supported by documentary evidence
Why AAO was not persuaded
The new evidence did not establish that AAO erred in finding the endeavor lacked national importance and did not have the potential to change the outcome.
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The new evidence did not establish that AAO erred in finding the endeavor lacked national importance and did not have the potential to change the outcome.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Published materialEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Published material
published material in professional or major trade publications or other major media
Why the evidence was persuasive
The AAO withdrew the Director's conclusion, finding that the submitted evidence—including the Petitioner being singled out among a few artists in a major publication—met the plain language of this criterion.
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The AAO withdrew the Director's conclusion, finding that the submitted evidence—including the Petitioner being singled out among a few artists in a major publication—met the plain language of this criterion.
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ten years of full-time experience (8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(3)(ii)(B))
Why AAO was not persuaded
The Petitioner's claimed employment covered less than nine-and-a-half years total, some letters were unsigned and thus had diminished probative value, and the letters did not consistently confirm full-time employment. Additionally, experience as a sales representative for a health/hygiene/home products company was not shown to be in the 'occupation sought' of real estate broker and sales agent.
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The Petitioner's claimed employment covered less than nine-and-a-half years total, some letters were unsigned and thus had diminished probative value, and the letters did not consistently confirm full-time employment. Additionally, experience as a sales representative for a health/hygiene/home products company was not shown to be in the 'occupation sought' of real estate broker and sales agent.
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criteria E and F (8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(3)(ii)(E)-(F))
What the decision said
The Petitioner did not assert error in the Director's conclusions regarding criteria E and F, nor did she claim to meet these criteria on appeal; AAO therefore considered the issue waived.
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The Petitioner did not assert error in the Director's conclusions regarding criteria E and F, nor did she claim to meet these criteria on appeal; AAO therefore considered the issue waived.
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license to practice the profession or certification for an occupation (8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(3)(ii)(C))
Why AAO was not persuaded
Because the real estate broker and sales agent occupation does not require a baccalaureate degree as the minimum for entry, it does not qualify as a 'profession' under the regulation. The Petitioner's salesperson license is therefore not a license 'to practice a profession,' and she has not shown a salesperson license constitutes a 'certification' for an occupation.
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Because the real estate broker and sales agent occupation does not require a baccalaureate degree as the minimum for entry, it does not qualify as a 'profession' under the regulation. The Petitioner's salesperson license is therefore not a license 'to practice a profession,' and she has not shown a salesperson license constitutes a 'certification' for an occupation.
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NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Medicine / Clinical
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO affirmed the prior dismissal's finding that the Petitioner did not establish the first Dhanasar prong, and found the new evidence and changed proposed endeavor did not constitute new facts sufficient to reopen the prior decision.
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AAO affirmed the prior dismissal's finding that the Petitioner did not establish the first Dhanasar prong, and found the new evidence and changed proposed endeavor did not constitute new facts sufficient to reopen the prior decision.
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NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Medicine / Clinical
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the Petitioner did not show her endeavor would have an impact beyond her patients and trainees, did not demonstrate a significant impact on the nursing shortage, and the new expanded plan lacked implementation specifics and may constitute an impermissible material change.
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AAO found the Petitioner did not show her endeavor would have an impact beyond her patients and trainees, did not demonstrate a significant impact on the nursing shortage, and the new expanded plan lacked implementation specifics and may constitute an impermissible material change.
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