Outcome: Dismissed
JUN202024_05B5203
Our summary
Nurse with foreign bachelor's degree claimed national interest waiver for EB-2. AAO held she did not qualify as advanced degree professional and her nursing audit endeavor lacked national importance because it would not impact the broader nursing field or healthcare industry.
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 · Nursing audit work failed to demonstrate national importance; occupational shortages do not establish national importance of specific proposed endeavor.
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Not met | Nursing audit work failed to demonstrate national importance; occupational shortages do not establish national importance of specific proposed endeavor. | |
| Not reached / not discussed | Decision dispositive on first prong; balance prong not reached. | |
| Not reached / not discussed | Decision dispositive on first prong; balance prong not reached. |
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