Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Aviation (2024): did not establish his proposed endeavor of working as a
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that his proposed endeavor of working as a flight instructor has national importance under the Dhanasar framework. While the AAO acknowledged the endeavor has substantial merit, it concluded that a shortage of qualified professionals in a field is not sufficient on its own to demonstrate national importance, and the petitioner did not show his work would have a broad enough impact to significantly reduce the national pilot shortage.
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Substantial Merit And National Importance Well Positioned To Advance The Proposed Endeavor Benefit To The U.S. On Balance
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