dismissedSEP302024_14B52032024-09-30 · motion_reconsider · Texas Service Center
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The Petitioner proposed to work in industrial engineering, an endeavor he argued would benefit the U.S. economy through optimizing processes, systems, and organizations.
Field: industrial engineering · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive
“merely working in an important field or profession is insufficient to establish the national importance of the proposed endeavor”
“the relevant question is not the importance of the field, industry, or profession in which the individual will work”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- business plan · discounted
“We determined that the Petitioner did not provide any new evidence or arguments on appeal to overcome the Director's determination.”
AAO decision text - recommendation letter · discounted
- other · discounted
“merely working in an important field or profession is insufficient to establish the national importance”
AAO decision text - motion resubmission · discounted
“The Petitioner cannot meet the requirements of a motion to reconsider by broadly disagreeing with our conclusions”
AAO decision text
Where this case turned
- 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
This is a motion to reconsider following a prior AAO appeal dismissal; the AAO reincorporated its prior prong-1 analysis without reaching prongs 2 and 3, and found the Petitioner's motion merely restated disagreement without identifying legal or policy error.
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 L-A-C-
- Matter of O-S-G-
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