EB-2 NIWHealthcare, clinicalIndividualDecided 2024Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
APR112024_01B5203
Merit and national importanceNot metWell positionedNot reached / not discussedBalance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussed
Our summary
A pediatric dentist and dental director sought EB-2 with NIW. The AAO found she qualified for EB-2 as holding an advanced degree but failed to demonstrate her proposed dental work has national importance, as required by the first Dhanasar prong. Benefits were limited to her employer and patients, without advancing pediatric dentistry broadly.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.
What was missing
- Merit and national importance · Proposed dental work lacks national implications; benefits limited to employer and patients, not field broadly
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Merit and national importance | Not met | Proposed dental work lacks national implications; benefits limited to employer and patients, not field broadly |
 Well positioned | Not reached / not discussed | Not reached because first prong failed |
 Balance favors a waiver | Not reached / not discussed | Not reached because first prong failed |
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