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 proposed to work as a researcher in the field of nutrition, relying on articles, studies, and reports to support the significance of her work.
Field: nutrition · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
EB-2 threshold — addressed
The Director found the Petitioner had established eligibility for the underlying EB-2 classification as an advanced degree professional; this was not contested.
Prong 1 — national importanceestablished
“The Director, however, did not meaningfully address or analyze any of the Petitioner's evidence.”
“The decision provides no analysis explaining how the Director reached this determination.”
AAO decision text
How the evidence was treated
- citations publications · ignored
“there is no significant potential to employ U.S. workers or ha[ve] other substantial positive economic effects, particularly in an economically depressed area”
AAO decision text - motion resubmission · ignored
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Notable
The AAO did not reach the merits of any Dhanasar prong; instead it remanded because the Director's decision was conclusory and unreviewable, and because the appellate record was incomplete (Exhibits 8-29 missing), making review of prong two and three impossible at this stage.
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. 103.3
- Flores v. Garland
- INA 203(b)(2)
What this case teaches
Analyst reading of the decision text.
The Director's decision was conclusory and unexplained, and the appellate record was incomplete (missing Exhibits 8-29), making merits review impossible; remand required for a proper first-line adjudication.
Ensure the full evidentiary record is transmitted on appeal, and require adjudicators to explain reasoning; a bare denial citing economic impact without analysis is remandable.
vague
field_advancement · economic_job_creation · public_health
mixed
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