Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Entrepreneurship (2021): the Director denied the petition after finding the
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Decision Summary
The Director denied the petition after finding the petitioner did not establish that the proposed endeavor was of national importance, that she was well-positioned to advance it, or that a waiver would be beneficial to the U.S. on balance. The AAO dismissed the appeal, upholding the Director's conclusion and also finding the evidence for the petitioner's advanced degree equivalency to be of little probative value.
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Advanced Degree National Importance Well-Positioned To Advance Endeavor Beneficial To Waive Job Offer
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