Humanitarian nonprofit petitions for HR manager beneficiary for EB-2 with NIW. Beneficiary holds advanced degree and employer established EB-2 eligibility. AAO dismissed, finding proposed endeavor lacked sufficient national importance to satisfy first Dhanasar prong.

An exercise physiologist and entrepreneur sought EB-2 classification and national interest waiver for work in exercise physiology and business. The AAO affirmed the service center's denial because the petitioner failed to demonstrate his proposed endeavor had national importance beyond his individual clients and lacked evidence of substantial economic impact.

An employer petitioned for NIW for study management associate II overseeing oncology and hematology clinical trials for advanced therapies. AAO affirmed denial: while the work was meritorious, petitioner failed to show the specific endeavor had national importance or substantial economic impact beyond the employer's clients and consumers.

Platform Engineer II position in cloud infrastructure. Employer-sponsored EB-2 NIW petition. Petitioner established substantial merit but failed to show national importance of the specific endeavor; work benefited only the employer with no demonstrated broader implications or economic effects for the nation.