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, an accountant, proposed to offer financial management services—including accounting, budgeting, and financial planning—to U.S.-based businesses.
Field: accounting/financial management · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
How the evidence was treated
- degree · ignored
- resume experience · ignored
- recommendation letter · ignored
- business plan · ignored
“the Director did not adequately address the Petitioner's updated personal plan and expert opinion letter submitted in response to RFE.”
AAO decision text
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Notable
AAO remanded because the Director's denial addressed only prongs two and three while entirely skipping the threshold EB-2 eligibility determination and Dhanasar's first prong, violating the requirement to fully explain reasons for denial under 8 C.F.R. 103.3(a)(i). AAO also explicitly withdrew the Director's imposition of an 'impetus for progress' or 'indispensable role of success' standard as not required by Dhanasar's second prong.
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
- 8 C.F.R. 204.5(k)(2)
- 8 C.F.R. 204.5(k)(3)(ii)
- Poursina v. USCIS
What this case teaches
Analyst reading of the decision text.
Director failed to make any determination on substantial merit and national importance under prong one and inadequately analyzed prong two evidence, precluding meaningful review, requiring remand.
Ensure adjudicators (and petitioners) squarely address and document national importance and well-positioned prongs with specific, scale-oriented evidence, not just credentials, to avoid remand for incomplete analysis.
vague
economic_job_creation · economic_growth_generic
person_focused
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