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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceNot addressedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Biomedical / Life Sciences
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
on balance, beneficial to the United States
What the decision said
AAO found the Director did not sufficiently acknowledge and address the evidence submitted or discuss the evidence weighed in balancing the relevant considerations. AAO remands for the Director to address all arguments and evidence and explain the decisional weight given to each balancing factor.
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AAO found the Director did not sufficiently acknowledge and address the evidence submitted or discuss the evidence weighed in balancing the relevant considerations. AAO remands for the Director to address all arguments and evidence and explain the decisional weight given to each balancing factor.
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Five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in specialty
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found that letters from bank colleagues lacked required specifics (dates, full/part-time status, specific duties) and that the bank work was not clearly related to the tourism specialty. Letters about the 2011–2020 business were insufficiently probative (provided by friends without specific dates or duties). The Olympic Games role lacked supervisor confirmation.…
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AAO found that letters from bank colleagues lacked required specifics (dates, full/part-time status, specific duties) and that the bank work was not clearly related to the tourism specialty. Letters about the 2011–2020 business were insufficiently probative (provided by friends without specific dates or duties). The Olympic Games role lacked supervisor confirmation. Only the market/grocery store letter (2017–2019) met regulatory requirements, establishing just over two years of qualifying experience—well short of the five required.
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NIWten years experienceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
ten years experience
ten years of full-time experience
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agreed the Petitioner failed to show ten years of full-time experience: she claimed only seven years, the claimed real estate work was outside the relevant occupation, and her Form ETA 750 contradicted assertions of full-time employment by showing 20 hours per week for both her employers and her own business simultaneously.
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AAO agreed the Petitioner failed to show ten years of full-time experience: she claimed only seven years, the claimed real estate work was outside the relevant occupation, and her Form ETA 750 contradicted assertions of full-time employment by showing 20 hours per week for both her employers and her own business simultaneously.
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AAO withdrew the Director's finding because the diploma is in tourism and hospitality, which does not relate to the Petitioner's claimed area of exceptional ability in entrepreneurialism, freight packing, and logistics.
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AAO withdrew the Director's finding because the diploma is in tourism and hospitality, which does not relate to the Petitioner's claimed area of exceptional ability in entrepreneurialism, freight packing, and logistics.
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recognition for achievements and significant contributions
What the decision said
AAO reserved opinion on criterion (F) because the Petitioner could not satisfy at least three criteria even if (F) were met, making the determination unnecessary.
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AAO reserved opinion on criterion (F) because the Petitioner could not satisfy at least three criteria even if (F) were met, making the determination unnecessary.
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