dismissed EB-2 NIW Case: Education
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because while the petitioner, an elementary school teacher, met three initial evidentiary criteria for exceptional ability (degree, 10 years of experience, and professional membership), she failed to demonstrate recognition for significant contributions to her field. The AAO concluded that the totality of the evidence did not establish that she possesses a degree of expertise significantly above that ordinarily encountered in the field of education, thus failing the final merits test for the underlying EB-2 classification.
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