dismissed EB-2 NIW Case: Education
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner, an elementary school teacher, failed to establish that the benefit of her work was national in scope. The AAO noted that the governing precedent, Matter of NYSDOT, specifically uses a single school teacher as an example of a meritorious occupation that generally lacks the required national scope for a waiver. The petitioner also did not demonstrate that her individual contributions to the field would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than a minimally qualified U.S. worker.
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