Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Special Education (2015): did not establish the benefits of her work as a special
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the benefits of her work as a special education teacher were national in scope. Although the director agreed that the petitioner's field has substantial intrinsic merit, the evidence submitted was local in nature and did not establish that her work had an impact on the education field as a whole, beyond her specific school.
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Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker
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