sustained
EB-2 NIW
sustained EB-2 NIW Case: Medicine
Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the AAO found that the petitioner, a medical researcher in cardiology, established that a waiver of the job offer requirement was in the national interest. The decision highlighted the petitioner's extensive publication and citation record, along with testimony from expert witnesses attesting to the groundbreaking nature and worldwide importance of his research into cardiac arrhythmias and the physiological changes following a heart attack.
Criteria Discussed
Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Serving National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker
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