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 boxing coach, sought to work in the United States in his field and requested a national interest waiver of the job offer requirement.
Field: boxing coaching · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
How the evidence was treated
- other · ignored
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Notable
This decision does not reach the merits of the NIW petition at all. The AAO remanded solely because the Petitioner's RFE response was missing from the record of proceeding, making the record incomplete for review. The AAO also noted the Director failed to address the underlying EB-2 classification eligibility (advanced degree/exceptional ability) and directed the Director to do so on remand.
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)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.3
What this case teaches
Analyst reading of the decision text.
Procedural defect: the Petitioner's RFE response was never incorporated into the record, making the Director's decision and any AAO merits review impossible on an incomplete record.
Ensure evidentiary submissions, especially RFE responses, are properly documented and preserved in the administrative record to avoid remand on procedural grounds.
vague
mixed
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