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EB-1AEB-1A · Final meritsReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
OtherManagerBachelor’s
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Final merits
final merits determination
What the decision said
AAO reserved the final merits determination but observed in dicta that the record does not establish the requisite acclaim or top-of-field status.
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AAO reserved the final merits determination but observed in dicta that the record does not establish the requisite acclaim or top-of-field status.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-07-02_03_B2203; source_row=38615 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Civil / Structural Engineering
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found that the Petitioner's submitted evidence addressed the importance of the sustainable construction field broadly rather than the prospective impact of his specific proposed endeavor. The company's projected 17 full-time employees over five years and $50,000 investment letter were insufficient to show significant potential to employ U.S. workers or substantial positive economic effects at the national level.
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AAO found that the Petitioner's submitted evidence addressed the importance of the sustainable construction field broadly rather than the prospective impact of his specific proposed endeavor. The company's projected 17 full-time employees over five years and $50,000 investment letter were insufficient to show significant potential to employ U.S. workers or substantial positive economic effects at the national level.
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AAO found the Petitioner's evidence focused on the general importance of nutrition and nutritionists rather than the specific prospective impact of her proposed endeavor. Business plan projections for revenue, job creation, and geographic expansion lacked supporting detail, and the Petitioner failed to show her services would extend beyond her company and clientele to impact the field or economy at a nationally important le…
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AAO found the Petitioner's evidence focused on the general importance of nutrition and nutritionists rather than the specific prospective impact of her proposed endeavor. Business plan projections for revenue, job creation, and geographic expansion lacked supporting detail, and the Petitioner failed to show her services would extend beyond her company and clientele to impact the field or economy at a nationally important level.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-07-01_09_B5203; source_row=38580 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Finance
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO agreed that the Petitioner failed to establish national importance. His business plan projections for staffing and revenue were unsupported, his evidence about operations managers addressed the field generally rather than his specific endeavor, his proposed wages were notably low, and he did not demonstrate his company would operate at sufficient scale to substantially affect the national or regional economy.
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The AAO agreed that the Petitioner failed to establish national importance. His business plan projections for staffing and revenue were unsupported, his evidence about operations managers addressed the field generally rather than his specific endeavor, his proposed wages were notably low, and he did not demonstrate his company would operate at sufficient scale to substantially affect the national or regional economy.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-07-01_07_B5203; source_row=38573 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · National importanceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Finance
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agreed that the Petitioner's RFE response presented a materially different proposed endeavor (CEO/owner of a financial consulting firm rather than a financial manager) that could not retroactively establish eligibility.…
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AAO agreed that the Petitioner's RFE response presented a materially different proposed endeavor (CEO/owner of a financial consulting firm rather than a financial manager) that could not retroactively establish eligibility. Independently, even if the company plan had been timely submitted, employing six professionals in New York and serving a local clientele did not show broader field-level implications or significant potential to employ U.S. workers or produce substantial positive economic effects to meet the national importance standard.
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AAO adopted and affirmed the Director's final merits determination. The Petitioner failed to show that the significance of his work, peer review activities, publication record, citation history, patent applications, research funding, or credentials demonstrated sustained national or international acclaim or placement among the small percentage at the very top of the field.
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AAO adopted and affirmed the Director's final merits determination. The Petitioner failed to show that the significance of his work, peer review activities, publication record, citation history, patent applications, research funding, or credentials demonstrated sustained national or international acclaim or placement among the small percentage at the very top of the field.
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advanced degree qualification via five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO affirmed the Director, noting the letters were not from current or former employers and lacked detail on progressive experience as required by 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(g)(1), and that the Petitioner offered no new evidence or explanations on appeal.
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AAO affirmed the Director, noting the letters were not from current or former employers and lacked detail on progressive experience as required by 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(g)(1), and that the Petitioner offered no new evidence or explanations on appeal.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2024-07-01_02_B5203; source_row=38559 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c