Outcome: Sustained
MAR142024_08B5203
Our summary
Researcher and music instructor seeks NIW for EB-2 classification for research documenting Assyrian cultural heritage and music. Petitioner demonstrated all three Dhanasar prongs: proposed research has national importance, petitioner uniquely qualified with rare language expertise and academic distinction, and waiver benefits U.S. by preserving underrepresented cultural scholarship.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
What the AAO accepted
- Merit and national importance · Research on documenting and preserving Assyrian cultural heritage and music has substantial merit and national importance
- Well positioned · Unique background, education, accomplishments, and peer recognition in field demonstrate capability to advance research endeavor
- Balance favors a waiver · Labor certification process unsuitable for discovering researchers needed for cultural preservation; contributions offer significant value to United States
What was missing
Every criterion in the table was found met.
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Met | Research on documenting and preserving Assyrian cultural heritage and music has substantial merit and national importance | |
| Met | Unique background, education, accomplishments, and peer recognition in field demonstrate capability to advance research endeavor | |
| Met | Labor certification process unsuitable for discovering researchers needed for cultural preservation; contributions offer significant value to United States |
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