sustained EB-2 NIW Case: Electrical Engineering
Decision Summary
The director initially denied the petition, finding that while the petitioner qualified as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree, they had not established that a national interest waiver of the job offer requirement was warranted. The AAO sustained the appeal, concluding that the petitioner's work on Department of Energy-funded projects, such as developing proliferation-resistant nuclear reactors and sensor networks for homeland security, was of sufficient national importance to grant the waiver.
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