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EB-1AEB-1A · High remunerationNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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EB-1A · High remuneration
high salary or significantly high remuneration
Why AAO was not persuaded
The bank statements and pay stubs do not establish the salary range of others in the fields of engineering and management, or among engineering project managers with similar roles, so it cannot be determined whether the Petitioner's salary is high in relation to others in the field.
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The bank statements and pay stubs do not establish the salary range of others in the fields of engineering and management, or among engineering project managers with similar roles, so it cannot be determined whether the Petitioner's salary is high in relation to others in the field.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-07-10_01_B2203; source_row=38825 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO maintained that the petitioner did not show the endeavor would broadly impact the oil and gas industry, employ U.S. workers, or have substantial positive economic effects, and the new declaration spoke to substantial merit rather than national importance.
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AAO maintained that the petitioner did not show the endeavor would broadly impact the oil and gas industry, employ U.S. workers, or have substantial positive economic effects, and the new declaration spoke to substantial merit rather than national importance.
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AAO found that even accepting the Petitioner's framing that she did not claim HUBZone program eligibility, merely locating a business in underutilized zones would not establish national importance. The record failed to demonstrate broader implications beyond limited local benefits to clients and employees.
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AAO found that even accepting the Petitioner's framing that she did not claim HUBZone program eligibility, merely locating a business in underutilized zones would not establish national importance. The record failed to demonstrate broader implications beyond limited local benefits to clients and employees.
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The Petitioner's programs totaled less than four years and did not constitute a foreign equivalent of a baccalaureate. The credential evaluator's reliance on a three-years-experience-per-year-of-education rule was unsupported because that rule (8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(D)(5)) applies to H-1B classification, not EB-2 immigrant classification.
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The Petitioner's programs totaled less than four years and did not constitute a foreign equivalent of a baccalaureate. The credential evaluator's reliance on a three-years-experience-per-year-of-education rule was unsupported because that rule (8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(D)(5)) applies to H-1B classification, not EB-2 immigrant classification.
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AAO found the director erred by focusing on the CEO title rather than the actual work to be performed; the clinical radiological treatments the clinic would provide are directly related to the petitioner's medical training.
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AAO found the director erred by focusing on the CEO title rather than the actual work to be performed; the clinical radiological treatments the clinic would provide are directly related to the petitioner's medical training.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-07-10_14_B5203; source_row=38891 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the submitted articles and reports provided only general background on the pharmaceutical industry and did not relate specifically to the Petitioner's proposed endeavor. Claimed economic benefits from a new production facility were tied to Brazil, not the United States.…
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AAO found the submitted articles and reports provided only general background on the pharmaceutical industry and did not relate specifically to the Petitioner's proposed endeavor. Claimed economic benefits from a new production facility were tied to Brazil, not the United States. The Petitioner failed to explain how working as a single pharmaceutical industrial production manager for one employer would extend beyond that employer to impact the field at a nationally important level.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-07-10_11_B5203; source_row=38880 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c