ESL teacher with master's degree seeks EB-2 national interest waiver. Petitioner claimed teaching is substantial merit and nationally important. AAO held proposed endeavor lacks national importance; teaching activities would not extend beyond individual students to impact field broadly.

Teacher with advanced degree sought NIW waiver for EB-2 classification to teach English language learners. AAO held proposed endeavor lacked national importance under Dhanasar first prong; teacher's work, though meritorious, impacts only specific school, not education field broadly or U.S. economy nationally.

A high school science teacher sought EB-2 NIW classification to teach in rural North Dakota. Under Dhanasar, the petitioner proved well-positioned to advance science education but failed to demonstrate national importance; the work's benefit was local or state-level. The appeal was dismissed for failing the first prong.

Information technology and telecommunications entrepreneur self-petitioner seeking national interest waiver under EB-2. The AAO dismissed, finding the petitioner met underlying EB-2 requirements but failed to demonstrate national importance; proposed cloud and 5G infrastructure services were not differentiated from existing providers.