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EB-2 NIWLaw, policy, social scienceIndividualDecided September 2023Dismissed

Outcome: Dismissed

SEP112023_04B5203

Merit and national importanceNot metWell positionedNot reached / not discussedBalance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussed

Our summary

An attorney sought EB-2 national interest waiver for international arbitration legal advisory work. The AAO found the proposed endeavor materially changed in response to RFE, lacked detailed initial description, and failed to demonstrate national importance beyond assisting individual clients despite evidence of ADR field merit. Appeal dismissed.

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No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.

What was missing

  • Merit and national importance · International arbitration legal advisor work lacked sufficient evidence of prospective national economic impact beyond individual clients

Criteria

CriterionReadingWhy
Merit and national importanceNot metInternational arbitration legal advisor work lacked sufficient evidence of prospective national economic impact beyond individual clients
Well positionedNot reached / not discussedFirst prong failure made analysis unnecessary
Balance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussedFirst prong failure made analysis unnecessary

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