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, an electrician/powerline technician, sought EB-2 classification and a national interest waiver, though the endeavor itself is not substantively described in this remand decision.
Field: electrical/powerline technician · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
EB-2 threshold — addressed
AAO found the Director's exceptional ability determination contradictory and unclear, with evidence overlooked (e.g., a Level 3 certificate and ten years of work experience); remanded for clearer analysis rather than affirming failure.
How the evidence was treated
- certification membership · ignored
“seemingly failing to consider the Level 3 certificate in Electrical Technology Engineering”
AAO decision text - resume experience · ignored
“she does not mention the Petitioner's full-time work experience as an electrician, which spans over ten years”
AAO decision text - recommendation letter · ignored
“failure to analyze or even mention the evidence relevant to... the six letters of support”
AAO decision text - media · ignored
“and a news article about his work submitted with his initial petition”
AAO decision text
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Notable
AAO remanded due to the Director's internally contradictory and unclear denial regarding exceptional ability criteria, finding evidence (a certificate, ten years of experience, six letters, a news article) was overlooked or not addressed. In a footnote, AAO stated it would not reach the Dhanasar NIW analysis but noted the current record does not appear to show the Petitioner meets the three prongs, despite declining to formally analyze them.
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. 204.5(k)(2)
What this case teaches
Analyst reading of the decision text.
Director's decision was internally contradictory and failed to address highly relevant evidence (ten years' experience, six support letters, news article), precluding meaningful appellate review; remanded for clearer adjudication.
Ensure adjudicators fully address all submitted evidence and criteria findings; procedural remands stem from inconsistent or unexplained agency reasoning, not necessarily petition merit.
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