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, a finance manager, sought an EB-2 national interest waiver based on her professional work in finance; this procedural motion decision does not further describe the substance of her proposed endeavor.
Field: finance · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
How the evidence was treated
- resume experience · discounted
“Eligibility must be established at the time of filing.”
AAO decision text - motion resubmission · discounted
“previously submitted evidence and arguments do not meet the motion requirements”
AAO decision text
This record is one of thousands, each coded for the reasons it turned. A placement shows where your profile sits in that record, not what it predicts. See where your profile sits — 90 seconds →
Notable
This is a purely procedural third combined motion decision; the AAO does not revisit the merits of any Dhanasar prong. The Petitioner asked the AAO to overhaul the Dhanasar framework to favor 'corporate innovators' and raised due process and standard-of-proof arguments, all rejected as not cognizable on motion. Her renewed exceptional-ability claim was found moot since she had already been approved as an advanced-degree professional.
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)(1)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(1)(i)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(2)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(3)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(4)
- INA 203(b)(2)
- INA 291
Cases in adjacent profiles
- The Petitioner, a mechanical engineer, proposed to advance thermal management solutions for high-power, compact, and rel
- The Petitioner, a senior engineering program manager specializing in electromechanical systems, proposed to advance moto
- The Petitioner proposed to provide innovative solutions to optimize freight and vessel operations in the U.S. shipping i
- The Petitioner, a sales manager, proposed an endeavor in the United States for which he sought an EB-2 national interest
- The Petitioner proposed to lead a nationwide initiative to develop and implement a standardized materials management mod