dismissedMAR102020_01B52032020-03-10 · appeal · Texas Service Center
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The petitioner, employed as a sterilization/infection-control supervisor at a dental college and surgical center, proposed to work as an infection control manager and material scientist, encompassing sterilization and infection-control management, microbiological research, and pursuit of a Ph.D. in microbial science and infection prevention.
Field: infection control / sterilization management · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the record does not show that the Petitioner's proposed endeavor stands to sufficiently extend beyond his employers and their patients to impact his field or the U.S. healthcare industry more broadly”
“the record does not establish that his clinical work would impact the field of surgery or the healthcare field more broadly, as opposed to being limited to the patients at medical center where he serves”
“he does not discuss the capacity in which he will work in these areas or the specific nature of his future U.S. research endeavors”
“the record does not show that benefits to the U.S. regional or national economy resulting from the Petitioner's activities would reach the level of "substantial positive economic effects"”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- other · credited
- resume experience · discounted
“this letter did not identify his position or job duties”
AAO decision text - degree · credited
Where this case turned
- Economic claims unsupported · p1 — job/revenue projections with no corroborating basis
- Employer-specific benefit · p1 — "work furthers my company's product" — value accrues to one firm
- Endeavor too vague · p1 — described as a job role, not a defined undertaking
- Local, not national scope · p1 — impact confined to clients / a region
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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)
- INA 291
- Poursina v. USCIS
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