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The Petitioner sought to create a start-up offering free higher education classes using artificial intelligence classroom technology.
Field: artificial intelligence education technology · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
EB-2 threshold — not met
Petitioner failed to establish possession of an advanced degree (uncorroborated foreign degree letter, unpersuasive academic evaluation) and failed to establish membership in a profession, as 'entrepreneur' is not a recognized profession and his specific role in the endeavor was unclear.
How the evidence was treated
- degree · discounted
“it is not corroborated by other official documents such as diploma or transcript”
AAO decision text - degree · discounted
“we do not find the academic evaluation to be persuasive”
AAO decision text
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Notable
AAO dismissed at the threshold EB-2 stage (advanced degree/profession) without reaching any Dhanasar prong analysis, explicitly declining to address NIW eligibility as it would serve 'no meaningful purpose' under Bagamasbad and Matter of L-A-C-. Case turned on failure to corroborate foreign degree and unclear professional role of an 'entrepreneur.'
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
- Matter of L-A-C-
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