dismissedMAY282025_04B52032025-05-28 · appeal
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The Petitioner proposed to continue working as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer, engaging in research and development projects related to image sensor technology and similar STEM fields.
Field: electronic and electrical engineering · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the Petitioner has not shown that his endeavor has broad implications rather than providing his limited professional services by working within a STEM profession”
“the matter here is not whether these initiatives... are nationally important. Rather, the Petitioner must demonstrate the national importance of his specific, proposed endeavor”
“The record does not show through supporting documentation how his endeavor sufficiently extends beyond his employers, to impact the field or the U.S. economy more broadly”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- recommendation letter · discounted
“did not provide any discussion regarding the Petitioner's specific proposed endeavor”
AAO decision text
Where this case turned
- Endeavor too vague · p1 — described as a job role, not a defined undertaking
- Field importance conflated with endeavor · p1 — argues the field matters, not the specific endeavor
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Notable
AAO explicitly declined to reach prongs two and three, citing INS v. Bagamasbad for not making 'purely advisory findings,' and framed each independent basis as an alternate ground for dismissal.
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.
- Flores v. Garland
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