Sustained
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Sustained — Plant Pathology (2008): the AAO found that the petitioner qualified as a member of
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Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the AAO found that the petitioner qualified as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree and established that a waiver of the job offer requirement was in the national interest. Although the AAO noted that the record could have been bolstered by more evidence of independent researchers relying on the petitioner's work, it concluded that other evidence, in the aggregate, was consistent with the petitioner's continuing influence in the field.
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National Interest Waiver Advanced Degree Exceptional Ability Substantial Intrinsic Merit National In Scope Serving The National Interest To A Substantially Greater Degree
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