dismissedAPR262024_01B52032024-04-26 · appeal · Texas Service Center
This is an AAO appeal decision — a case denied once and appealed. It shows how the framework is applied; it is not the filing population.
The Petitioner, a high school mathematics teacher, proposed to develop lesson plans incorporating online educational platforms that prioritize adaptive and flexible learning for students in different learning environments.
Field: high school mathematics education / digital learning · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the Petitioner did not demonstrate that their proposed endeavor had potential prospective impact rising to a level of national importance”
“The benefit ofthe lessons plans teachers develop are the students the teachers are teaching.”
“the Petitioner's has not adequately demonstrated the reach of the Petitioner's endeavor outside of their classroom”
“we discussed in Dhanasar how teaching would not impact the field of education broadly in a manner which rises to national importance”
“Nor does the record demonstrate any broader implications from the Petitioner's endeavor outside of the classroom or school system”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- recommendation letter · discounted
“letters did not adequately highlight any prospective potential national or global impact or broader implications of the proposed endeavor beyond the classroom”
AAO decision text - resume experience · discounted
“we do not evaluate the education, skills, knowledge, and record of success when considering the national importance of a petitioner's proposed endeavor”
AAO decision text
Where this case turned
- Endeavor too vague · p1 — described as a job role, not a defined undertaking
- Local, not national scope · p1 — impact confined to clients / a region
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Notable
This is a revocation case: the petition was initially approved by the Director but later revoked via NOIR for lack of national importance, and the AAO reviewed the revocation on appeal rather than an initial denial. The AAO explicitly declined to reach prong 3, reserving the issue as moot given the dispositive prong 1 failure.
Authorities this decision leans on
From the doctrinal survivor set — 187 authority tests across 47 distinct authorities cleared the differential-lift gates. Only those appear here.
- 8 C.F.R. 103.3
- Flores v. Garland
- Matter of Ho
- Matter of L-A-C-
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