The Petitioner, a systems engineer and project manager, proposed to run an instructional initiative teaching computer programming and project management to minority females, students with disabilities, and other underserved groups through code clubs, camps, and mentorship sessions.

Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive

“the Petitioner's evidence is insufficient to show that her proposed work haJ broader jmp]jcatjor for her field, as opposed to being limited to the students who participate in he”

“she has not demonstrated that her undertaking has implications beyond the students engaged in her program.”

“Without sufficient information or evidence regarding any projected U.S. economic impact or job creation attributable to”

“the record does not show that benefits to the U.S. regional or national economy resulting from her educational program would reach the level of "substantial positive economic effects"”

AAO decision text

How the evidence was treated

• recommendation letter · discounted

  “stating that their organizations accepted the Petitioner's offer to host”

  AAO decision text
• media · discounted
• other · discounted

  “the record does not demonstrate that the Petitioner's instructional activities offer benefits that extend beyond her program”

  AAO decision text

Where this case turned

• Economic claims unsupported · p1 — job/revenue projections with no corroborating basis
• Local, not national scope · p1 — impact confined to clients / a region

Notable

The AAO first found the Petitioner failed to properly apply for the NIW because she did not execute Form ETA-750B or equivalent ETA-9089 parts J/K/L, calling this an independent alternate basis for dismissal alongside the Dhanasar prong-1 failure. Extensive OCR redaction/garbling of proper nouns and program names throughout the text.

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.

• Poursina v. USCIS

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