Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Massage Therapy (2024): did not establish her proposed endeavor possessed national
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that her proposed endeavor possessed national importance. The AAO found that while her plan to operate a massage therapy spa had substantial merit, she did not demonstrate how its prospective impact would extend beyond her own patients and employees to benefit the field or the U.S. economy more broadly.
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Individual Of Exceptional Ability Substantial Merit National Importance Well-Positioned To Advance Endeavor Benefit To The United States On Balance
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