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EB-2 NIWEducation and academiaEmployerDecided April 2026Dismissed

Outcome: Dismissed

APR302026_02B5203

Merit and national importanceNot reached / not discussedWell positionedNot reached / not discussedBalance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussed

Our summary

A petitioner with education background in emergency preparedness and school-based disaster response filed a motion to reopen and reconsider a dismissed national interest waiver appeal. The AAO dismissed the motion because the petitioner presented no new facts not previously submitted and failed to demonstrate the prior decision was based on incorrect law or policy.

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No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.

What was missing

Every criterion in the table was found met.

Criteria

CriterionReadingWhy
Merit and national importanceNot reached / not discussed
Well positionedNot reached / not discussed
Balance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussed

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