Sustained
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Sustained — Medical Genetics (2005): the director had denied the petition, finding that while
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Decision Summary
The director had 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 past record of achievement in medical genetics, including work on NIH-funded projects and development of widely used bioinformatics tools, justified a finding that their continued work would be in the national interest.
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Employment In An Area Of Substantial Intrinsic Merit Proposed Benefit Will Be National In Scope Alien Will Serve The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than Would An Available U.S. Worker
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