Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Music (2014): did not establish eligibility for a national interest waiver
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish eligibility for a national interest waiver. While the intrinsic merit of the petitioner's field as a musical composer was not disputed, the petitioner did not demonstrate that the proposed benefit would be national in scope or that he would serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than a qualified U.S. worker, as required by the NYSDOT framework.
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Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Serving National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree
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