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EB-2 NIWBusiness and managementEmployerDecided December 2025Dismissed

Outcome: Dismissed

DEC152025_01B5203

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

Our summary

Associate director in international supply chain operations seeking EB-2 national interest waiver. Service center found advanced degree qualification but denied waiver. AAO affirmed, holding that supply chain management work, despite general field importance, does not demonstrate specific national importance under Dhanasar first prong.

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

What was missing

  • Merit and national importance · Proposed supply chain management work does not demonstrate national importance; lacks broader implications beyond employer operations

Criteria

CriterionReadingWhy
Merit and national importanceNot metProposed supply chain management work does not demonstrate national importance; lacks broader implications beyond employer operations
Well positionedNot reached / not discussedFirst prong fails; second prong not reached or analyzed
Balance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussedFirst prong fails; third prong not reached or analyzed

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