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 dentist, proposed to launch a dental-related business/practice endeavor in the United States, initially planning to self-finance it before later submitting a letter of intent from a potential investor.
Field: dentistry · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
How the evidence was treated
- business plan · discounted
“material changes may not be made to a petition that has already been filed”
AAO decision text - funding · discounted
“facts that come into being only subsequent to the filing of a petition cannot be considered”
AAO decision text - motion resubmission · discounted
“the Petitioner has not met the requirements of a motion to reconsider”
AAO decision text
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Notable
This decision is entirely procedural: it addresses a motion to reconsider a prior summary dismissal of an appeal, not the merits of the NIW prongs. The AAO found the Petitioner improperly sought reassessment of evidence before the Director rather than identifying a legal/factual error in its own prior appellate decision, so no prong analysis occurred.
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)(1)(ii)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(3)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(4)
- Matter of Coelho
- Matter of Izummi
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