Industry Employees — what the record shows
1,398 coded decisions · read for the reasons cases fail, not to score you
How cases like this are judged
Of the 830 decisions in this profile that reached the merits, here is where each Dhanasar prong was found not established. 568 more never reached the merits and are not counted below.
Prong 1 — national importancenot established in 735 of 815 (90%)
706 of those were the deciding prong.
Prong 2 — well positionednot established in 76 of 129 (59%)
50 of those were the deciding prong.
Prong 3 — balance of factorsnot established in 23 of 63 (37%)
16 of those were the deciding prong.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Letters must name your specific endeavor and trace how your work shaped later work. Officers are trained that letters praising skills in general terms do not add value as evidence.
The appeal outcomes behind these numbers
Shareable finding
Industry Employees: "economic claims unsupported" cited in 560 of 1398 coded decisions
1398 coded decisions, 2016-2026 · economic claims unsupported in 560 · denial reversed in 55
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Statistics from the coded record (2016–2026). Methodology