sustained EB-2 NIW Case: Chemistry
Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the petitioner successfully demonstrated that a waiver of the job offer requirement is in the national interest. The AAO found that the petitioner's research in theoretical and computational chemistry, particularly related to hydrogen storage and a hydrogen-based economy, is of substantial intrinsic merit and national in scope. The petitioner's significant publication record (over 20 articles) and numerous independent citations (over 78) established that his past record justifies projections of future benefit to the national interest.
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