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EB-1AEB-1A · Original contributionsNot established
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Original contributions
original contributions of major significance
Why AAO was not persuaded
Assuming arguendo the management activities are original contributions, AAO concludes the Petitioner did not show impact on the business management field as a whole; the cited acquisitions affected only individual companies and industries, the Harvard Business Review award was given to his company rather than him, and recommendation letters did not explain field-wide significance.
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Assuming arguendo the management activities are original contributions, AAO concludes the Petitioner did not show impact on the business management field as a whole; the cited acquisitions affected only individual companies and industries, the Harvard Business Review award was given to his company rather than him, and recommendation letters did not explain field-wide significance.
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NIWEB-1A · High remunerationNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · High remuneration
Criterion (D) - Salary or remuneration indicative of exceptional ability
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO withdrew the Director's finding because the 2022 compensation could not be considered (petition filed February 2022), and the comparison of gross profit from a sole proprietorship to median wages for truck drivers was improper since the former reflects gross receipts/total business income rather than wages for the occupation.
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AAO withdrew the Director's finding because the 2022 compensation could not be considered (petition filed February 2022), and the comparison of gross profit from a sole proprietorship to median wages for truck drivers was improper since the former reflects gross receipts/total business income rather than wages for the occupation.
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AAO noted sua sponte that a 'profession' requires a U.S. baccalaureate degree or foreign equivalent as the minimum entry requirement, and the petitioner's occupations of truck driver and owner do not satisfy this definition.
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AAO noted sua sponte that a 'profession' requires a U.S. baccalaureate degree or foreign equivalent as the minimum entry requirement, and the petitioner's occupations of truck driver and owner do not satisfy this definition.
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AAO agreed the Petitioner qualifies for EB-2, but on different grounds: not the MBA certificate (which is a lato sensu certificate not equivalent to a graduate degree), but rather the bachelor's degree in law plus at least five years of progressive experience in the specialty.
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AAO agreed the Petitioner qualifies for EB-2, but on different grounds: not the MBA certificate (which is a lato sensu certificate not equivalent to a graduate degree), but rather the bachelor's degree in law plus at least five years of progressive experience in the specialty.
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NIWNIW · National importanceReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Civil / Structural Engineering
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
What the decision said
AAO found the Director's first-prong determination unsupported by the record and inadequately explained, noting the Director ignored most evidence and applied heightened standards beyond Dhanasar; AAO did not itself decide the prong but remanded for fresh analysis.
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AAO found the Director's first-prong determination unsupported by the record and inadequately explained, noting the Director ignored most evidence and applied heightened standards beyond Dhanasar; AAO did not itself decide the prong but remanded for fresh analysis.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Published materialEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Published material
published material about the alien
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO finds the original issues established authenticity and that the materials qualify as professional publications based on their intended audience of entrepreneurs and business managers.
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AAO finds the original issues established authenticity and that the materials qualify as professional publications based on their intended audience of entrepreneurs and business managers.
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