Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Fitness (2023): did not establish her proposed endeavor had national
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner, a fitness instructor, failed to demonstrate that her proposed endeavor had national importance. The Director and the AAO concluded that while her work had substantial merit, she did not show its potential prospective impact was national in scope or that, on balance, waiving the job offer requirement would benefit the United States.
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Substantial Merit And National Importance Well-Positioned To Advance The Endeavor On Balance, Benefits To The Us
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