A financial manager sought EB-2 with national interest waiver for self-employment in financial planning and analysis. The AAO dismissed the appeal, finding the proposed endeavor lacked national importance because benefits would not extend beyond her future employers and customers to impact the broader financial management industry.

A financial director and entrepreneur with an advanced degree in finance sought NIW for work as finance director at a used car dealership. The AAO found her original endeavor lacked substantial merit and national importance due to vague descriptions and generic claims about economic benefits without specific, prospective impact evidence.

A pediatric physical therapy consultant sought a national interest waiver for EB-2 classification. The AAO affirmed that she failed to establish national importance of her proposed endeavor, lacking independent evidence that her trainings would impact the field beyond her own clients. The appeal was dismissed. The record may also indicate ineligibility for underlying EB-2 as advanced degree professional.

A financial manager with advanced degree sought EB-2 NIW classification. Director and AAO agreed substantial merit was established but national importance was not. Petitioner claimed her Brazil-focused financial business would create economic bridges, but lacked independent corroborating evidence; field importance alone was insufficient.