AAO declined to consider new evidence submitted for the first time on appeal because the Petitioner had prior notice and opportunity to submit it. AAO further found that the comparison of the Petitioner's executive vice president salary to general insurance industry averages was not a proper comparison to others in the same occupation, as required by precedent and case law.
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AAO declined to consider new evidence submitted for the first time on appeal because the Petitioner had prior notice and opportunity to submit it. AAO further found that the comparison of the Petitioner's executive vice president salary to general insurance industry averages was not a proper comparison to others in the same occupation, as required by precedent and case law.
AAO agreed the petitioner was not well-positioned: while he had relevant experience as an entrepreneur in Brazil, the evidence did not establish a record of success, the business plan's projections were not adequately supported, funding from personal assets was not documented, and letters from Brazilian clients did not demonstrate progress or interest in the U.S. endeavor.
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AAO agreed the petitioner was not well-positioned: while he had relevant experience as an entrepreneur in Brazil, the evidence did not establish a record of success, the business plan's projections were not adequately supported, funding from personal assets was not documented, and letters from Brazilian clients did not demonstrate progress or interest in the U.S. endeavor.
AAO agreed the endeavor had substantial merit but found the petitioner failed to establish national importance: the business plan's job and revenue projections were not adequately supported, claims about economically distressed location and SBA Hubzone lacked evidentiary support, and broad articles about immigrant entrepreneurs in general did not show prospective impact of the specific endeavor beyond its direct clients.
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AAO agreed the endeavor had substantial merit but found the petitioner failed to establish national importance: the business plan's job and revenue projections were not adequately supported, claims about economically distressed location and SBA Hubzone lacked evidentiary support, and broad articles about immigrant entrepreneurs in general did not show prospective impact of the specific endeavor beyond its direct clients.
AAO agreed there was substantial merit (potential to improve U.S. business finances and compliance) but found national importance unestablished. The business plan projections ($5.6M revenue, 20 employees after 5 years) were insufficient to show nationally significant economic impact; expert and article evidence addressed the financial field generally rather than the petitioner's specific endeavor; and the HubZone claim lack…
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AAO agreed there was substantial merit (potential to improve U.S. business finances and compliance) but found national importance unestablished. The business plan projections ($5.6M revenue, 20 employees after 5 years) were insufficient to show nationally significant economic impact; expert and article evidence addressed the financial field generally rather than the petitioner's specific endeavor; and the HubZone claim lacked evidentiary support. AAO also rejected the argument that because all businesses need financial auditing, the endeavor is nationally important, distinguishing substantial merit from national importance.
The personal statements were unreliable due to suspicious signatures (pixelated or italic-font) inconsistent with the Petitioner's own signature on the Form I-140, and use of Bluebook citation style incongruous with a Brazilian martial arts fitness director. Even if reliable, the statements addressed generalizations about fitness rather than showing how the specific endeavor would have national or global implications.…
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The personal statements were unreliable due to suspicious signatures (pixelated or italic-font) inconsistent with the Petitioner's own signature on the Form I-140, and use of Bluebook citation style incongruous with a Brazilian martial arts fitness director. Even if reliable, the statements addressed generalizations about fitness rather than showing how the specific endeavor would have national or global implications. The opinion letter bore the same signature concerns. Employer and client letters established only local benefit, not national importance.
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AAO found Petitioner failed to compare his compensation to peers in the field, did not justify reliance on comparable evidence, and had previously conceded in his RFE response that this criterion 'will not be met.'
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AAO found Petitioner failed to compare his compensation to peers in the field, did not justify reliance on comparable evidence, and had previously conceded in his RFE response that this criterion 'will not be met.'
AAO agreed with the Director that the Petitioner's proposed endeavor did not rise to the level of national importance, as it was confined to the impact of her company and its clientele, and her revenue and employment projections did not demonstrate substantial positive economic effects for the nation.
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AAO agreed with the Director that the Petitioner's proposed endeavor did not rise to the level of national importance, as it was confined to the impact of her company and its clientele, and her revenue and employment projections did not demonstrate substantial positive economic effects for the nation.
AAO found the Director's determination on the first prong unclear—the Director formally found it met but then appeared to question national importance when analyzing the second prong—and reserved the issue because the second prong finding is dispositive.
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AAO found the Director's determination on the first prong unclear—the Director formally found it met but then appeared to question national importance when analyzing the second prong—and reserved the issue because the second prong finding is dispositive.