sustained
EB-2 NIW
sustained EB-2 NIW Case: Physics
Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained, and the petition was approved. The AAO overturned the director's initial decision, which had found that the petitioner did not establish that a waiver of the job offer requirement would be in the national interest. The AAO concluded that the petitioner, a research associate in physics, did meet the criteria for a national interest waiver.
Criteria Discussed
Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Serving The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree Than A U.S. Worker
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