Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Medicine (2011): did not establish a waiver of the job offer and labor
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that a waiver of the job offer and labor certification requirement was in the national interest. The AAO found that the petitioner did not establish why the standard alien employment certification process, which is designed to address labor shortages, would not sufficiently serve the national interest in this case. The decision also noted credibility issues with several reference letters, which weakened the petitioner's claims.
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Area Of Substantial Intrinsic Merit Proposed Benefit Is National In Scope Serving The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker
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