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 industrial engineer who owns a transportation company, sought EB-2 classification with a national interest waiver; the specific endeavor was not substantively discussed because the AAO resolved the appeal on a threshold classification issue.
Field: industrial/mechanical engineering; transportation business · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
EB-2 threshold — not met
Petitioner failed to submit certified English translations of educational credentials, official academic transcripts, and an academic credential evaluation confirming a foreign equivalent of a U.S. advanced degree, despite an RFE specifically requesting these documents.
How the evidence was treated
- degree · discounted
“As the Petitioner has not submitted the required documentation to address the deficiencies in his academic degree, we agree with the Director”
AAO decision text
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Notable
The appeal was dismissed entirely on the threshold advanced-degree-professional issue; the AAO expressly declined to reach any of the Dhanasar prongs, citing INS v. Bagamasbad and Matter of L-A-C- for the proposition that it need not analyze additional grounds once one issue is dispositive.
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. 103.2(b)(3)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.3
- 8 C.F.R. 204.5(k)(2)
- Matter of L-A-C-
- Poursina v. USCIS
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