EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Civil Engineering (2005): did not meet the third prong of the national interest
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to satisfy the third prong of the national interest waiver framework. While the AAO found the petitioner's work in civil engineering had intrinsic merit and was national in scope, it concluded the petitioner did not establish that he would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than a qualified U.S. worker. The evidence, including letters of support, lauded the petitioner's research area but failed to provide concrete examples of his work's application or its influence on the field as a whole.
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