Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Music (2015): did not establish the proposed benefit of her work as a
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the proposed benefit of her work as a singer and voice teacher would be national in scope. The AAO determined her performances were geographically limited to the northeastern U.S. and that her teaching activities, similar to a single schoolteacher, had a localized rather than a national impact, thereby failing a key prong of the national interest waiver test.
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Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Benefit To The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree
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