dismissedMAR112026_01B52032026-03-11 · appeal · SCOPS Service Center
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The Beneficiary proposed to work as a Project Procurement Manager in metal fabrication, ensuring the right materials, equipment, and suppliers are available to support critical U.S. infrastructure projects such as bridge repair and rehabilitation.
Field: metal fabrication / mechanical engineering (Project Procurement Manager) · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the evidence does not establish the proposed endeavor's national importance because they only highlight that the endeavor's impact is to the clients or companies that hire the Petitioner to provide its services.”
“merely working in an important field or profession is insufficient to establish the national importance of the proposed endeavor.”
“these assertions are not supported by relevant or probative evidence, details showing their basis, or an explanation of how they will be realized.”
“Generalized conclusory statements that do not identify a specific impact to the field have little probative value.”
“the record does not show that benefits to the U.S. regional or national economy resulting from the Beneficiary's proposed endeavor would reach the level of 'substantial positive economic effects' contemplated by Dhanasar.”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- other · discounted
“they only highlight that the endeavor's impact is to the clients or companies that hire the Petitioner to provide its services”
AAO decision text - media · discounted
“merely working in an important field or profession is insufficient to establish the national importance of the proposed endeavor”
AAO decision text - resume experience · discounted
“these assertions are not supported by relevant or probative evidence, details showing their basis, or an explanation of how they will be realized”
AAO decision text
Where this case turned
- Economic claims unsupported · p1 — job/revenue projections with no corroborating basis
- Field importance conflated with endeavor · p1 — argues the field matters, not the specific endeavor
- Local, not national scope · p1 — impact confined to clients / a region
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Notable
SCOPS conceded substantial merit under prong 1 but denied on national importance; AAO agreed with that split finding. The AAO flagged missing academic transcripts (Titulo without transcripts) but expressly reserved the threshold EB-2 question as unnecessary given the dispositive prong 1 failure, and directed the Petitioner to submit transcripts in any future filing.
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