Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Special Education (2016): 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 establish that the benefits of her work as a special education teacher were national in scope. The Director found, and the AAO agreed, that the petitioner did not demonstrate a past record of specific prior achievement with a degree of influence on the field as a whole, which is necessary to justify a waiver of the labor certification requirement.
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Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Serve The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker Past Record Of Achievement
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