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advanced degree or equivalent (five years progressive experience)
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO adopted and affirmed the Director's analysis, noting that the employment letters explicitly describe the Petitioner's roles as a medical equipment technician, not a mechanical engineer, and thus do not support the requisite five years of progressive experience in the specialty.
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AAO adopted and affirmed the Director's analysis, noting that the employment letters explicitly describe the Petitioner's roles as a medical equipment technician, not a mechanical engineer, and thus do not support the requisite five years of progressive experience in the specialty.
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AAO agrees substantial merit is satisfied but concludes the dredging business's impact is limited to the Petitioner, two planned employees, and clients, with no business plan or evidence of investment, and that arguments about federal priorities, STEM importance, and civil-engineer shortages do not establish broader implications under Dhanasar prong 1.
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AAO agrees substantial merit is satisfied but concludes the dredging business's impact is limited to the Petitioner, two planned employees, and clients, with no business plan or evidence of investment, and that arguments about federal priorities, STEM importance, and civil-engineer shortages do not establish broader implications under Dhanasar prong 1.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
well positioned to advance the proposed endeavor
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agrees with the Director that Petitioner is not well positioned to advance the endeavor. His degrees and certifications are in unrelated technical fields, his prior published research concerns transit and housing rather than online education, the two cited job announcements are not relevant, and the submitted business model lacks specific steps and corroboration of progress.…
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AAO agrees with the Director that Petitioner is not well positioned to advance the endeavor. His degrees and certifications are in unrelated technical fields, his prior published research concerns transit and housing rather than online education, the two cited job announcements are not relevant, and the submitted business model lacks specific steps and corroboration of progress. The Petitioner has shown no experience running a university and made only unsubstantiated claims about progress.
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AAO found that the Petitioner's bachelor's degree in nursing plus more than five years of progressive post-baccalaureate work as a nurse satisfies the regulatory equivalent of a master's degree, withdrawing the Director's denial on this ground.
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AAO found that the Petitioner's bachelor's degree in nursing plus more than five years of progressive post-baccalaureate work as a nurse satisfies the regulatory equivalent of a master's degree, withdrawing the Director's denial on this ground.
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AAO reserved consideration of the exceptional ability criteria because the appeal could be resolved on the separate ground of national importance under Dhanasar.
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AAO reserved consideration of the exceptional ability criteria because the appeal could be resolved on the separate ground of national importance under Dhanasar.
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AAO found that the Petitioner specializes in public relations in the arts and entertainment industry, and the record sufficiently documented that her judging roles in artistic forums involved fields allied to public relations, satisfying this criterion.
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AAO found that the Petitioner specializes in public relations in the arts and entertainment industry, and the record sufficiently documented that her judging roles in artistic forums involved fields allied to public relations, satisfying this criterion.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Final meritsReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
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Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Final merits
final merits determination
What the decision said
AAO declined to formally reach the final merits determination because the Petitioner failed to satisfy the threshold of three criteria, but noted in dicta that the record does not support a finding of sustained national or international acclaim.
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AAO declined to formally reach the final merits determination because the Petitioner failed to satisfy the threshold of three criteria, but noted in dicta that the record does not support a finding of sustained national or international acclaim.
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