Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Language Specialist (2025): did not establish eligibility for the underlying EB-2
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish eligibility for the underlying EB-2 classification as an advanced degree professional. The AAO concurred with the Director that the petitioner's Brazilian 'titulo de licenciado' was a three-year credential and not equivalent to a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree. The petitioner's academic evaluation was given less weight because it was not supported by the record and lacked a detailed, case-specific analysis.
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Advanced Degree Professional Foreign Degree Equivalency Academic Credential Evaluation
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