An airline pilot and CEO founded a pilot training company in Slovakia and sought NIW as EB-2 to open a U.S. branch. The service center found insufficient evidence of national importance and denied both EB-2 eligibility and waiver. The AAO affirmed on the national importance ground, finding local economic benefit insufficient.

Dental care entrepreneur seeking NIW to establish dental practice. Claimed national importance based on dental professional shortage and environmental benefits of practice. AAO affirmed denial, finding that serving individual patients lacks national importance; professional shortage alone insufficient under Dhanasar framework.

An airline pilot seeking EB-2 classification with NIW based on proposal to teach flight instruction claims his endeavor has national importance. AAO held the proposed endeavor lacks national importance because evidence does not show impact on field or economy beyond individual students, thus failing first prong of Dhanasar; appeal dismissed.

A pilot seeks an NIW for EB-2 classification proposing to become a flight instructor. He argued a national pilot shortage demonstrates national importance. The AAO held that a nationwide shortage in the profession does not establish that his specific proposed endeavor has national importance or would broadly impact the field.