NIW Bearings
dismissedSEP112025_01B52032025-09-11 · appeal

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 decision does not discuss the substance of the Petitioner's proposed endeavor; SCOPS had already found him to qualify for the EB-2 classification but denied the discretionary NIW.

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Notable

This appeal was dismissed entirely on a procedural signature-validity ground, not on the merits of the NIW prongs. The AAO found the appellate Form I-290B and Form G-28 signatures were electronically duplicated images matching an earlier 'Statement of Intent,' rendering the appeal improperly filed by a party without standing; the AAO never reached the substantive national-interest-waiver 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. 103.2(b)(1)

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