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, a quality control analyst and entrepreneur, proposed a business providing quality control analysis and consulting services in the pet apparel industry.
Field: pet apparel quality control · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“the Petitioner had not shown that her proposed endeavor sufficiently extends beyond her clients to impact the quality control industry or the economy at a level commensurate with national importance”
“the Petitioner has not provided corroborating evidence to support these claims of her business' substantial economic benefits to the United States”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- motion resubmission · discounted
“Reasserting previously stated facts or resubmitting previously provided evidence does not constitute "new facts."”
AAO decision text - business plan · discounted
“the Petitioner has not provided corroborating evidence to support these claims of her business' substantial economic benefits to the United States”
AAO decision text
Where this case turned
- Economic claims unsupported · p1 — job/revenue projections with no corroborating basis
- Local, not national scope · p1 — impact confined to clients / a region
Notable
The motion largely rehashed the Director's original denial rather than addressing the AAO's own appellate decision, which the AAO noted was outside the proper scope of a motion to reconsider (limited to review of its most recent decision). The AAO also noted in a footnote that the Petitioner failed to establish eligibility for or participation in the HUBZone program despite invoking it.
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. 103.5
- Matter of Coelho
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