Legal consultant with advanced degree sought NIW for EB-2 classification. Petitioner claimed national importance of proposed endeavor assisting businesses with international trade and market entry. AAO held specific endeavor lacked sufficient prospective economic impact; job creation and tax revenue from legal consulting did not meet national importance threshold.

A geophysicist engineer seeks NIW for EB-2. AAO dismissed because petitioner failed to establish U.S. equivalency of foreign advanced degree, thus lacking underlying EB-2 qualification; proposed endeavor also lacks demonstrated national importance.

A financial manager with advanced degree sought EB-2 NIW classification. Director and AAO agreed substantial merit was established but national importance was not. Petitioner claimed her Brazil-focused financial business would create economic bridges, but lacked independent corroborating evidence; field importance alone was insufficient.

A hemodialysis nurse sought EB-2 classification with a national interest waiver for her proposed mobile dialysis service company. The AAO affirmed denial, finding the endeavor showed substantial merit addressing kidney disease but lacked the national importance required under Dhanasar because it would not impact the field broadly or generate substantial economic effects beyond serving her own patients.