General and operations manager seeking EB-2 advanced degree with national interest waiver. Claimed management endeavor would have national importance and that he was well positioned to advance it. AAO found material changes to proposed endeavor between filing and RFE response; initial employment no longer viable; endeavor lacked demonstration of broader implications or substantial economic effects.

Entrepreneur seeking EB-2 with national interest waiver to develop a business venture. Petitioner claimed substantial merit and national importance based on business plan, support letters, and documentary evidence. AAO dismissed because the proposed endeavor lacks national importance beyond the immediate employer and customers; descriptions conflicted with Form I-140.

Manufacturing engineering manager sought EB-2 NIW. AAO dismissed, holding that although petitioner qualifies as an advanced degree professional and is well positioned to advance the endeavor, it lacks national importance because it does not demonstrate sufficient prospective impact on the field or nation.

An operations manager and marketing developer for a pool construction business sought a national interest waiver after qualifying as an advanced degree professional. The AAO held that the proposed endeavor lacked national importance, since its impact stayed with the company and customers, and reserved the remaining prongs.