Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Cardiology (2014): did not establish he would serve the national interest to a
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to prove he would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than a qualified U.S. worker. The director found that the petitioner's training in advanced procedures did not inherently meet the national interest threshold and that claims of his reputation, such as for peer review, were not sufficiently substantiated by independent evidence. Furthermore, the petitioner had not completed the relevant training at the time of filing, making future contributions speculative.
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Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Serving National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker Past Record Justifies Projections Of Future Benefit
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