Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Medicine: did not establish a waiver of the job offer requirement was
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that a waiver of the job offer requirement was in the national interest. The director found that while the petitioner, a physician, qualified as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree, he did not demonstrate that his work would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than a U.S. worker. The petitioner's claims of having a leading role and creating a 'ripple effect' through routine teaching duties were unsubstantiated by the evidence.
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Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Serving The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker
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