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EB-1AEB-1A · Leading / critical roleEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Leading / critical role
leading or critical role for organizations or establishments with distinguished reputations
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO agreed with the Director that the record supports the Petitioner's satisfaction of the leading or critical role criteria.
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AAO agreed with the Director that the record supports the Petitioner's satisfaction of the leading or critical role criteria.
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AAO agreed that the intern experience does not constitute experience 'in the job offered' because experience in the job offered means performing the offered position's key duties, the labor certification did not allow alternate occupational experience, and the Petitioner's own evidence and statements demonstrated the intern role was supervised, lower-level training distinct from full IT project manager performance.
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AAO agreed that the intern experience does not constitute experience 'in the job offered' because experience in the job offered means performing the offered position's key duties, the labor certification did not allow alternate occupational experience, and the Petitioner's own evidence and statements demonstrated the intern role was supervised, lower-level training distinct from full IT project manager performance.
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AAO adopted and affirmed the Director's finding that the Petitioner failed to meet any three of the six regulatory criteria for exceptional ability, and noted the Petitioner's inconsistent representations made it impossible to evaluate their proposed endeavor.
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AAO adopted and affirmed the Director's finding that the Petitioner failed to meet any three of the six regulatory criteria for exceptional ability, and noted the Petitioner's inconsistent representations made it impossible to evaluate their proposed endeavor.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Mechanical / Manufacturing EngineeringPhD
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
on balance, beneficial to waive job offer requirement
What the decision said
AAO deferred analysis of the third prong to the Director on remand, noting it should be evaluated only if the Director finds the first and second prongs met.
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AAO deferred analysis of the third prong to the Director on remand, noting it should be evaluated only if the Director finds the first and second prongs met.
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NIWNIW · National importanceReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Mechanical / Manufacturing EngineeringPhD
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial merit and national importance
What the decision said
AAO found the Director's decision insufficient for review because it failed to analyze the first prong at all, and remanded with instructions for the Director to conduct a first-line analysis of substantial merit and national importance.
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AAO found the Director's decision insufficient for review because it failed to analyze the first prong at all, and remanded with instructions for the Director to conduct a first-line analysis of substantial merit and national importance.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Mechanical / Manufacturing EngineeringPhD
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
well positioned to advance the proposed endeavor
What the decision said
AAO disagreed with the Director's use of a 'transcendence' standard not found in the statute, regulations, or Dhanasar framework, and withdrew the second-prong decision with instructions to apply the correct multi-factorial analysis on remand.
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AAO disagreed with the Director's use of a 'transcendence' standard not found in the statute, regulations, or Dhanasar framework, and withdrew the second-prong decision with instructions to apply the correct multi-factorial analysis on remand.
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recognition for achievements and significant contributions
Why AAO was not persuaded
The Petitioner resubmitted only previously considered documents and letters with substantially similar content from the same signatories. None constituted new facts, so criterion (F) remained unmet.
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The Petitioner resubmitted only previously considered documents and letters with substantially similar content from the same signatories. None constituted new facts, so criterion (F) remained unmet.
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NIWEB-1A · High remunerationNot pursuedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · High remuneration
high salary or remuneration
What the decision said
The Petitioner explicitly stated in response to the NOID that he was not submitting evidence for this criterion, and did not raise it on appeal; accordingly, it was waived.
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The Petitioner explicitly stated in response to the NOID that he was not submitting evidence for this criterion, and did not raise it on appeal; accordingly, it was waived.
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