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- EB-2 NIWFilm, music, performing artsJul 2024Dismissed
Photography director with sixteen years experience sought EB-2 exceptional ability classification and national interest waiver. AAO dismissed appeal, finding petitioner lacked exceptional ability and proposed endeavor failed to satisfy Dhanasar's first prong requiring substantial merit and national importance.
0 of 3 criteria metRead → - EB-2 NIWFilm, music, performing artsApr 2024Dismissed
Communications specialist in film and television seeking EB-2 with NIW. Qualified for EB-2 advanced degree category. AAO found proposed work has substantial merit but not national importance; a single communications specialist's benefits too limited to advance field or boost economy nationally.
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