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EB-2 National Interest Waiver — Merits Decision
Underlying petition: DENIED · Service Center Operations (SCOPS)
Legal elements discussed — Matter of Dhanasar
Prong 1 — Substantial Merit & National Importance
FAILPetitioner argued: The proposed endeavor has national importance due to expansion and job creation.
Evidence type: business plan
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finding: INSUFFICIENT
“the record does not establish how the company's generalized plan to expand 'to the state of New Jersey' and 'to California' demonstrates whether the proposed endeavor may have national importance.”
Decision PDF, p. 5Open source PDF
Petitioner argued: Training programs contribute to national importance.
Evidence type: business plan
USCIS finding: INSUFFICIENT
“the record does not establish how such training services may have broader, national or even global implications within the field of automobile detailing, or any other field, at the level of national importance as contemplated by the first Dhanasar prong.”
Decision PDF, p. 5Open source PDF
Petitioner argued: Distribution of Brazilian products has national importance.
Evidence type: business plan
USCIS finding: INSUFFICIENT
“the record does not establish how distributing I Iproducts, in addition to distributing many other companies' products, may have national or even global implications within the field of automobile detailing or any other particular field, substantial positive economic effects, or other indicia of national importance.”
Decision PDF, p. 6Open source PDF
Prong 2 — Well Positioned to Advance the Endeavor
NOT_DISCUSSEDProng 3 — Balancing the Waiver's Benefits
NOT_DISCUSSEDWhat this decision can’t tell you
This decision comes from a case that was denied and then appealed. Every case here is in that position — it cannot be used to estimate an overall approval rate, and it cannot predict the outcome of any individual case, including yours. USCIS officers exercise discretion on facts that are never fully captured in a written decision.
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Questions this raises for your lawyer
- On Prong 1 (substantial merit & national importance), USCIS found the petitioner's business plan insufficient to establish that the proposed endeavor has national importance due to expansion and job creation.. What would make comparable evidence in my own case more persuasive?
- What in my own case most resembles the specific facts USCIS focused on in this decision?
- Would additional expert-opinion evidence have changed the outcome here, based on what USCIS said was missing?