dismissed EB-2 NIW Case: Materials Science And Engineering
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to meet the third prong of the national interest waiver test. While the petitioner's work in developing alloys was found to have intrinsic merit and be national in scope, he did not establish that his past achievements had a significant degree of influence on the field as a whole. The submitted letters of support contained general praise but lacked specific evidence, such as citations or firsthand accounts from research teams applying his work, to demonstrate that he would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than a qualified U.S. worker.
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