dismissedFEB122024_04B52032024-02-12 · appeal · Texas Service Center
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The Petitioner, a dual-language Spanish educator pursuing a doctorate in education, proposed a multifaceted plan of teaching, consulting, coaching, research, workshops, and content creation to promote and improve bilingual education across the United States.
Field: bilingual/dual language education · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
EB-2 threshold — addressed
The Petitioner qualifies as an EB-2 advanced degree professional as a member of the professions holding a U.S. advanced degree.
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the Petitioner has not established what prospective impact her endeavor will have that will rise to the level of national importance”
“the relevant question is not the importance of the industry or profession where the Petitioner will work, but what specific impact will be attributable to that proposed endeavor”
“the letters state the theoretical merits of the activities described in the professional plan, but provide no specific information about how or where the Petitioner's work will impact her field or what that impact would be”
“she has not detailed, quantified, or documented where, when or how she will perform the many activities named in her professional plan”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- recommendation letter · discounted
“the letters state the theoretical merits of the activities described in the professional plan, but provide no specific information”
AAO decision text - business plan · discounted
“The professional plan and the remainder of the evidence do not specify how the Petitioner will divide her time between their various listed occupations”
AAO decision text - resume experience · discounted
“The only evidence provided regarding the Petitioner's potential employment consists of various job and interview offers for positions as a bilingual grade school teacher.”
AAO decision text
Where this case turned
- Endeavor too vague · p1 — described as a job role, not a defined undertaking
- Field importance conflated with endeavor · p1 — argues the field matters, not the specific endeavor
- Letters conclusory · p1 — letters praise skills in general terms without tracing specific impact
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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
- Matter of L-A-C-
- Poursina v. USCIS
- USCIS Policy Manual F.5(D)(1)
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