Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Marketing (2023): did not establish her proposed endeavor had national
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that her proposed endeavor had national importance. The petitioner also made an impermissible material change to her petition in her RFE response, shifting from employment as a marketing professional to starting her own company, which cannot retroactively establish eligibility.
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Substantial Merit And National Importance Well-Positioned To Advance The Endeavor Benefit To The United States On Balance
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