dismissedOCT022024_06B52032024-10-02 · appeal · Nebraska Service Center
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The Petitioner, an advanced-degree holder in chemistry/environmental chemistry, proposed to work in the United States as an environmental science teacher, with future plans to design a household-item water filtration system for his students.
Field: environmental science / chemistry education · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
EB-2 threshold — addressed
Director found, and AAO agreed, that the Petitioner qualified as an advanced degree professional.
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the Petitioner does not explain and does not offer evidence to demonstrate how his proposed work as an environmental science teacher might impact the field of education or environmental science more broadly”
“he has not met his burden of proof to demonstrate that his intended teaching activities satisfy the "national importance" element of the Dhanasar 's first prong”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- recommendation letter · ignored
- certification membership · discounted
“to show that [his] area of expertise will help improve Environment or Education system of the United States”
AAO decision text - other · discounted
Where this case turned
- 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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Notable
Petitioner also submitted evidence unrelated to the endeavor (his son's school-related documentation, explaining he came to the US to remove his son from California foster care), which the AAO acknowledged but did not treat as relevant to eligibility.
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. 204.5(k)(2)
- Flores v. Garland
- INA 203(b)(2)
- Matter of L-A-C-
- USCIS Policy Manual F.5(D)(1)
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