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 sought to open a nutritional and wellness consulting and counseling business in Florida, intending to offer her services throughout the United States.
Field: nutrition and wellness consulting · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
EB-2 threshold — addressed
The Director did not fully address or explain the basis for finding the Petitioner ineligible for EB-2 classification as an advanced degree professional; AAO remanded for the Director to evaluate the evidence and explain the conclusion.
Prong 1 — national importanceestablished
“the Director did not explain why the record does not establish national importance”
AAO decision text
Prong 2 — well positionedestablished
“The Director immediately followed this with a conclusion... but did not explain how she made that conclusion.”
AAO decision text
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Notable
AAO did not substantively resolve any prong; it remanded solely because the Director's denial lacked sufficient explanation or analysis of the evidence, citing the requirement that denials must be clearly explained to permit meaningful appellate review.
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. 103.3
- 8 C.F.R. 204.5(k)(2)
- Flores v. Garland
What this case teaches
Analyst reading of the decision text.
The Director's denial lacked reasoned analysis—merely reciting law and evidence without explaining why petitioner failed each Dhanasar prong or EB-2 eligibility, requiring remand.
Adjudicators must provide explained, evidence-specific reasoning; petitioners should press for detailed findings and can win remand where denial is conclusory rather than substantively analyzed.
moderate
economic_growth_generic
mixed
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