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EB-2 NIWComputer science and AIIndividualDecided August 2021Dismissed

Outcome: Dismissed

AUG302021_01B5203

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

Our summary

An information systems manager with advanced degree seeks NIW for EB-2 classification. She claimed her IT consulting and future business intelligence firm would benefit the U.S. economy through job creation and technological advances. The AAO dismissed the appeal, finding her proposed work lacks national importance and adequate documentation of prospective economic impact.

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

What was missing

  • Merit and national importance · Proposed IT consulting and future business intelligence firm lack national importance; benefits limited to individual clients or companies without broader implications

Criteria

CriterionReadingWhy
Merit and national importanceNot metProposed IT consulting and future business intelligence firm lack national importance; benefits limited to individual clients or companies without broader implications
Well positionedNot reached / not discussedNot reached due to failure of first prong; extensive career history discussed but does not address prospective endeavor
Balance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussedNot reached because first Dhanasar prong not established

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