dismissedJUL212020_02B52032020-07-21 · appeal · Texas Service Center
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The Petitioner, a financial analyst working for a brokerage services company, proposed to continue serving U.S. companies and clients with financial restructuring, wealth management, and expansion into international markets such as Brazil and Latin America.
Field: financial analysis / wealth management · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“we find the record does not show that the Petitioner's proposed endeavor stands to sufficiently extend beyond his employer and clientele to impact the financial services industry or U.S. economy more broadly”
“Without sufficient information or evidence regarding any projected U.S. economic impact or job creation attributable to his future work, the record does not show that benefits to the U.S. regional or national economy resulting from the Petitioner's financial projects would reach the level of "substantial positive economic effects"”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- recommendation letter · discounted
“it is not necessary for him to have a job offer from a specific employer”
AAO decision text - other · discounted
“the record does not show that the Petitioner's proposed endeavor stands to sufficiently extend beyond his employer and clientele”
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
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Notable
AAO credited substantial merit (citing extensive industry/economic reports) but found national importance unmet because impact was limited to employer/clientele; industry-wide reports on FDI and financial services deemed insufficient to tie to the specific endeavor. Decision explicitly declined to reach prongs 2 and 3.
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.
- INA 203(b)(2)
- Poursina v. USCIS
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