EB-2 NIWBusiness and managementIndividualDecided December 2022Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
DEC282022_01B5203
Merit and national importanceNot metWell positionedNot reached / not discussedBalance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussed
Our summary
Chief of executive interim management petitioner self-filed for EB-2 with NIW, claiming his EIM and FDI consulting services have national importance. AAO dismissed: the specific proposed endeavor lacks national importance because it does not demonstrate broad implications or substantial economic effects beyond individual client benefits, despite importance of the EIM industry generally.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.
What was missing
- Merit and national importance · Executive interim management services lack national importance; benefits incidental to overall services, not operating at scale of national significance.
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Merit and national importance | Not met | Executive interim management services lack national importance; benefits incidental to overall services, not operating at scale of national significance. |
 Well positioned | Not reached / not discussed | Director found this satisfied; first prong failure precludes further analysis. |
 Balance favors a waiver | Not reached / not discussed | First prong failure makes analysis of this prong unnecessary. |
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