Sustained
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Sustained — Marine Geology (2011): the AAO found that the petitioner, a marine laboratory
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Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the AAO found that the petitioner, a marine laboratory specialist, met the criteria for a national interest waiver. His work developing a 'revolutionary' software for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) was determined to be of substantial intrinsic merit and national in scope, and his past record justified projections of future benefit to the national interest.
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Area Of Substantial Intrinsic Merit Proposed Benefit Will Be National In Scope Alien Will Serve The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker With Minimum Qualifications
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