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 behavioral researcher, sought an EB-2 national interest waiver based on his prior research and education, though the decision does not detail the specific proposed endeavor.
Field: behavioral research · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
How the evidence was treated
- recommendation letter · ignored
- motion resubmission · discounted
“the Petitioner's restatement of previously offered information did not constitute new facts in support of a motion to reopen and reconsider”
AAO decision text
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Notable
This case is primarily a procedural remand concerning a revocation for alleged willful misrepresentation (a fabricated recommendation-letter signature), not a substantive merits denial of the NIW petition. The AAO withdrew the Director's revocation because the decision failed to address the Petitioner's NOIR rebuttal evidence and did not adequately explain materiality; the AAO's brief remark that the record 'does not appear to demonstrate' Dhanasar eligibility is dicta accompanying the remand instructions, not a substantive prong analysis. The petitioner mislabeled his filing as an appeal but had actually checked the box for a motion to reopen and reconsider on Form I-290B, which the Director correctly treated as such; the matter is now before the AAO on appeal of that motion's dismissal.
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. 103.5(a)(2)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(3)
- INA 203(b)(2)
What this case teaches
Analyst reading of the decision text.
Director's revocation/motion dismissal failed to address rebuttal evidence and did not analyze willfulness/materiality elements or the Dhanasar NIW criteria, requiring remand for proper analysis.
Adjudicators must fully address rebuttal evidence and each legal element (willfulness, materiality, Dhanasar prongs) before revoking; petitioners should ensure NOIR responses directly rebut each element.
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