dismissed EB-2 NIW Case: Occupational Therapy
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish eligibility for a National Interest Waiver under the Dhanasar framework. While the AAO agreed that her proposed endeavor to establish a rehabilitation clinic had substantial merit, it found she did not demonstrate that the endeavor was of national importance, meaning its impact did not extend beyond her own business. The AAO concurred with the Director's findings that the petitioner also failed to meet the second and third prongs of the framework.
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