Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Business Management (2024): did not establish his proposed endeavor, managing and
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that his proposed endeavor, managing and expanding ethnic grocery stores, was of 'national importance'. While the AAO acknowledged the endeavor had 'substantial merit', it found the evidence did not sufficiently document how the potential economic and societal impacts would rise to a level beyond the petitioner's own businesses and clients to benefit the United States more broadly.
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Substantial Merit National Importance
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