A paralegal and entrepreneur sought EB-2 national interest waiver for a legal consulting firm. The AAO dismissed the appeal, finding the proposed endeavor lacked national importance; industry importance and past accomplishments were insufficient without evidence of broad prospective impact or substantial economic effects.

An online education entrepreneur sought EB-2 exceptional ability classification and national interest waiver. The AAO found the petitioner met only one of six exceptional ability criteria and therefore was ineligible for the underlying EB-2 classification. NIW analysis was declined as the petitioner was ineligible for EB-2. Appeal dismissed.

Spanish language teacher sought EB-2 national interest waiver for work as language teaching advisor. AAO held that while serving Hispanic and Latino students is valuable, the specific proposed endeavor lacks national importance because its impact is limited to students and schools rather than broadly affecting the education field.

An engineer with exceptional ability qualification sought NIW for his electrical construction company focusing on sustainability. The AAO agreed with the Director that although he qualifies as exceptionally able, his specific proposed endeavor lacks national importance; STEM and sustainability fields alone do not establish impact at required level.