Aviation & Transportation — what the record shows
47 coded decisions · read for the reasons cases fail, not to score you
How cases like this are judged
Of the 23 decisions in this profile that reached the merits, here is where each Dhanasar prong was found not established. 24 more never reached the merits and are not counted below.
Prong 1 — national importancenot established in 21 of 23 (91%)
20 of those were the deciding prong.
Prong 2 — well positionednot established in 0 of 2 (0%)
Prong 3 — balance of factorsnot established in 0 of 2 (0%)
Where cases like this most often fail
What this profile cannot afford to skip
- ✓The relevant question is not the importance of the industry or profession in which the individual will work. The endeavor itself must have substantial merit and national importance, distinct from the field's general value.
- ✓A labor shortage in an occupation does not, by itself, establish that a particular endeavor has national importance. The endeavor must independently demonstrate substantial merit.
- ✓The proposed endeavor must be specific, and it must stay the same endeavor: material changes after filing are not considered. Define it before you file, not on appeal.
The appeal outcomes behind these numbers
Shareable finding
Aviation & Transportation: field importance conflated with endeavor in 85% of failures
47 coded decisions, 2016-2026 · field importance conflated with endeavor in 17
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Statistics from the coded record (2016–2026). Methodology