EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Fuel Cell Engineering: the AAO dismissed the appeal, upholding the director's
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Decision Summary
The AAO dismissed the appeal, upholding the director's finding that the petitioner did not meet the requirements for a national interest waiver. While the petitioner's work in fuel cell technology was acknowledged to have intrinsic merit and be national in scope, they failed to establish the third and final prong: that they would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than an available U.S. worker with the same minimum qualifications. The petitioner's impact and influence in the field were not deemed sufficient to set them apart from their peers.
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