Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Health Informatics: did not establish the proposed benefit of his work would be
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the proposed benefit of his work would be national in scope. The AAO concluded that his roles as a practicing physician and as a data management specialist for a specific health system provided a purely local benefit, which is insufficient to meet the standards for a national interest waiver.
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Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Alien Will Serve The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker
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