Marketing professional consultant sought EB-2 NIW classification. Petitioner claimed proposed business endeavor in marketing and advertising would benefit U.S. through job creation and economic contribution. AAO held the proposed endeavor lacks sufficient national importance because it lacks broader implications beyond the petitioner's company and clients, and merely working in an important field is insufficient.

An entrepreneurship professor sought EB-2 NIW for teaching and training programs. The AAO found the endeavor had substantial merit but lacked national importance because the evidence showed only local educational impact, not broader field implications or substantial economic effects needed for national interest.

An electrical engineer with a foreign Master's degree sought EB-2 classification with national interest waiver. The AAO dismissed the appeal, finding the proposed research endeavor lacks the national or global implications required to establish national importance, and the petitioner is not well-positioned to advance it.

Machine learning software engineer employed by a company seeks national interest waiver. Claimed his proposed AI research has substantial merit and national importance. AAO held the evidence does not demonstrate prospective national or global impact on the field; references to AI importance and conference invitations do not establish national importance of his specific endeavor.