dismissedNOV282023_07B52032023-11-28 · appeal · Texas Service Center
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The Petitioner, an IT project manager, proposed to continue working as an IT project manager in the U.S., implementing systems, agile methodologies, and information security strategies for companies of various sizes.
Field: information technology project management · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the proposed endeavor appears to benefit the Petitioner's employer and its clients; however, it does not appear to have broader implications or substantial positive economic effects indicative of national importance.”
“the record does not establish with specific, probative information how the Petitioner's information technology project management endeavor would have broader implications beyond his employer's and its clients' profit, customer service, and data security, etc.”
“the record does not establish with probative information the types ofjobs his endeavor may create, the number of workers his endeavor may cause to be employed”
“in determining national importance, the relevant question is not the importance of the industry, field, or profession in which an individual will work”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- resume experience · discounted
“references to his prior employment experience, qualifications, and past contributions and achievements are misplaced in the context of the first Dhanasar prong”
AAO decision text - other · discounted
“references to the demand for information systems managers, and the benefits of information technology management are misplaced”
AAO decision text
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
- Field importance conflated with endeavor · p1 — argues the field matters, not the specific endeavor
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Notable
The Petitioner submitted a 'professional plan' prepared after the filing date in response to the RFE, which the AAO did not separately fault as untimely but treated within the merits analysis.
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
- Matter of L-A-C-
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