dismissedDEC042024_08B52032024-12-04 · appeal · Texas Service Center
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The petitioner proposed to provide specialized consulting services in sales management, management, and technical consulting to multinational and regional telecommunications, media, and technology companies.
Field: telecommunications/technology consulting · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the matter here is not whether these topics are nationally important. Rather, the Petitioner must demonstrate the national importance of his specific, proposed endeavor”
“the letters do not show the broader impact of the Petitioner's work rather than limited to his specific clients, who have employed him for his services.”
“these statements are not supported by evidence aside from speculation of outcomes should his consulting services be requested.”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- recommendation letter · discounted
“the letters do not show the broader impact of the Petitioner's work rather than limited to his specific clients”
AAO decision text - media · discounted
“the matter here is not whether these topics are nationally important”
AAO decision text - business plan · discounted
“the Petitioner did not sufficiently explain or demonstrate how his particular proposed endeavor would have any projected U.S. economic impact or job creation”
AAO decision text
Where this case turned
- Economic claims unsupported · p1 — job/revenue projections with no corroborating basis
- Employer-specific benefit · p1 — "work furthers my company's product" — value accrues to one firm
- Field importance conflated with endeavor · p1 — argues the field matters, not the specific endeavor
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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 L-A-C-
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