The Petitioner claimed he wished to continue vague 'scientific activity' at an American university, develop an 'innovative project' called 'Multitender,' and/or cooperate with a U.S. company producing vending machines, without specifying a coherent single endeavor.

Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive

“Here, the nature of the Petitioner's proposed endeavor remains unclear.”

“As the Petitioner did not specifically articulate the nature of his proposed endeavor, he has not demonstrated that the proposed endeavor has both substantial merit and national importance.”

“Furthermore, the Petitioner has not established that the specific endeavor he proposes to undertake has significant potential to employ U.S. workers or otherwise offers substantial positive economic effects for our nation.”

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How the evidence was treated

• recommendation letter · discounted

  “The letters, however, provide little insight regarding his career accomplishments or his proposed U.S. endeavor.”

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• other · discounted

  “Aside from the Petitioner's own statements, no additional information regarding or documenting the existence of the Multitender application was submitted.”

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Where this case turned

• Economic claims unsupported · p1 — job/revenue projections with no corroborating basis
• Endeavor too vague · p1 — described as a job role, not a defined undertaking

Notable

Petitioner failed to submit Form ETA-750B despite a specific RFE request; AAO noted this as an independent alternate basis for denial under 8 C.F.R. 103.2(b)(14), alongside the prong-one failure. The proposed endeavor shifted incoherently between 'scientific activity,' a 'Multitender' app, and a vending-machine business, none of which were substantiated.

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.

• INA 203(b)(2)
• INA 291
• Poursina v. USCIS

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