Sustained
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Sustained — Biostatistics (2018): the AAO found that the petitioner satisfied the criteria
Filing your own EB-2 NIW? See how your CV maps to the criteria this decision turned on — free strategy preview.
Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because upon de novo review, the AAO found that the petitioner satisfied the criteria for a national interest waiver under the Dhanasar framework. The petitioner successfully demonstrated that his proposed endeavor—designing and analyzing clinical trials and quality of life studies—has both substantial merit and national importance, with the potential to benefit the U.S. healthcare system and lower the costs of clinical trials.
See how a decision like this gets cited in an EB-2 NIW petition →Criteria Discussed
Substantial Merit And National Importance Well Positioned To Advance The Proposed Endeavor On Balance, It Would Be Beneficial To The United States To Waive The Job Offer And Labor Certification
📄 Original decision (USCIS PDF)
Sign up free to download the original PDF
Downloaded the case? Use it in your next draft →Filing your own EB-2 NIW? See what made this petition succeed.
Upload your CV and see how your profile maps to the criteria the AAO sustained here — free strategy preview, no credit card.
Map Your CV to These Criteria →No credit card required.