Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Podiatric Medicine: did not establish a waiver of the job offer requirement
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that a waiver of the job offer requirement would be in the national interest. The AAO found that the petitioner's evidence of past achievements, including publications and lectures, was insufficient to demonstrate a significant impact on his field. The claim of citations to his work was unsubstantiated, and submitted witness letters were deemed of dubious evidentiary value due to their generic nature, inaccuracies, and the close ties of the writers to the petitioner.
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Area Of Substantial Intrinsic Merit Benefit Is National In Scope Serving National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker Publications And Citations Past Record Justifying Future Benefit
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