Sustained
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Sustained — Physics: the petitioner, a university, established that the
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Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the petitioner, a university, established that the beneficiary's work in physics was in the national interest. The AAO found that the beneficiary, considered a top expert in nuclear spin physics, would play a leading role in a crucial research program at a national facility, and that waiving the labor certification requirement was justified.
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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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