sustained
EB-2 NIW
sustained EB-2 NIW Case: Medical Research
Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained, and the petition was approved. The director had initially denied the petition, finding that the petitioner had not established that a waiver of the job offer requirement would be in the national interest. The AAO overturned this decision, implicitly finding that the petitioner's work as a research associate studying rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis did meet the criteria for a national interest waiver.
Criteria Discussed
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 An Available U.S. Worker
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