Outcome: Dismissed
SEP282023_09B5203
Our summary
A civil engineer sought EB-2 advanced degree classification with national interest waiver to run his own engineering services company in Florida. The AAO dismissed the appeal, finding the proposed endeavor lacked national importance because it would not impact the civil engineering field broadly and petitioner was not well-positioned to advance it.
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 · Petitioner's endeavor as civil engineering entrepreneur had substantial merit but lacked national importance
What was missing
- Well positioned · Petitioner did not demonstrate sufficient positioning or documentary evidence to advance civil engineering business endeavor
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Met | Petitioner's endeavor as civil engineering entrepreneur had substantial merit but lacked national importance | |
| Not met | Petitioner did not demonstrate sufficient positioning or documentary evidence to advance civil engineering business endeavor | |
| Not reached / not discussed | Not reached because petitioner failed the second prong of Dhanasar framework |
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