Cloud software developer with master's degree in computer engineering seeking EB-2 advanced degree professional status with national interest waiver for machine learning research. AAO reversed service center on first prong but dismissed appeal because petitioner lacks sufficient track record and advancement capability beyond educational credentials alone.

A software engineer seeking EB-2 national interest waiver for digital platform work claimed national economic and security implications. The AAO dismissed, finding petitioner worked in important field but failed to establish how specific endeavor would result in broader implications or direct attribution of national impact to petitioner's work.

A software engineer and researcher sought an EB-2 national interest waiver to continue research on molecular materials for water treatment and clean energy storage. The AAO accepted the endeavor's merit and national importance but dismissed the appeal, finding he was not well positioned to advance it despite his doctorate and publications.

A computer scientist proposed developing machine learning algorithms for precision medicine and drug discovery. Although the AAO found the endeavor had substantial merit and national importance, it affirmed the service center's finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate she was well positioned to advance the research, lacking comparable evidence to established precedent.