Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Complexity Leadership (2016): did not meet the three-prong test for a national interest
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to satisfy the three-prong test for a national interest waiver. While the AAO determined that the petitioner's proposed work in complexity leadership research was of substantial intrinsic merit, it was ultimately found that he did not establish that the proposed benefit would be national in scope or that he would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than a U.S. worker with the same minimum qualifications.
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Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Serving The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker
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