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Business / Management
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license or certification
license or certification
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found that the submitted licensure and certification applied to the occupation of 'administrator' rather than human resources specialist, and the record did not establish that any license or certification is a prerequisite for human resources specialists in the US or Brazil.
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AAO found that the submitted licensure and certification applied to the occupation of 'administrator' rather than human resources specialist, and the record did not establish that any license or certification is a prerequisite for human resources specialists in the US or Brazil.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2023-08-24_08_B5203; source_row=33342 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
AAO agreed that the Petitioner failed to establish national importance, finding that the evidence showed at most that his services might benefit individual employers, not the oil and gas industry or national economy at the level contemplated by Dhanasar.…
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AAO agreed that the Petitioner failed to establish national importance, finding that the evidence showed at most that his services might benefit individual employers, not the oil and gas industry or national economy at the level contemplated by Dhanasar. The relevant inquiry is the impact of the specific proposed endeavor, not the importance of the industry as a whole, and the Petitioner provided insufficient evidence of projected economic impact or job creation attributable to his work.
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AAO agreed that the master's degree cannot establish eligibility because it postdates filing. The updated bank certification still lacks specific duty descriptions and does not establish progressive experience in the pastoral specialty.
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AAO agreed that the master's degree cannot establish eligibility because it postdates filing. The updated bank certification still lacks specific duty descriptions and does not establish progressive experience in the pastoral specialty.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2023-08-23_04_B5203; source_row=33310 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c