8 decisions
newest first- DismissedNIW · Appeal2026-01-14Postdoctoral associateJAN142026_04B5203Energy, environment & agriculture
Service Center Operations (SCOPS) denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner qualified for classification as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree, but that be had not established that a waiver of the required job offer, and thus of the labor certification, would be in the national interest.
No interest from users, customers or investorsDid not show the waiver outweighs labor certificationPast record does not show influence or success - DismissedNIW · Appeal2024-11-14ResearcherNOV142024_06B5203Energy, environment & agriculture
The Director of the Texas Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the record established that the Petitioner qualified for EB-2 classification as an advanced degree professional, but that he had not established that a waiver of the required job offer, and thus of the labor certification, would be in the national interest.
Proposed endeavor too vagueNo broader implications shownDid not show the waiver outweighs labor certification - DismissedNIW · Appeal2023-02-02Environmental scientistFEB022023_04B5203Energy, environment & agriculture
The Director of the Texas Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the record did not establish that the Petitioner qualifies for a national interest waiver.
No interest from users, customers or investorsDid not show the waiver outweighs labor certification - DismissedNIW · Motion to reopen2021-09-28Post-doctoral research associateSEP282021_01B5203Energy, environment & agriculture
However, the Director concluded that the evidence did not establish that the Petitioner is well positioned to advance the endeavor, or that a waiver of the required job offer, and thus of the labor certification, would be in the national interest.
Not eligible at the time of filingBenefits limited to an employer or its clientsNo broader implications shown - DismissedNIW · Appeal2021-03-05Postdoctoral researcherMAR052021_01B5203Energy, environment & agriculture
The Director ofthe Nebraska Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner had not established that a waiver of the required job offer, and thus of the labor certification, would be in the national interest.
Job creation or economic claims unsupportedNot eligible at the time of filingProposed endeavor too vagueNo broader implications shown - DismissedNIW · Appeal2020-10-16Wind erosion researcherOCT162020_07B5203Energy, environment & agriculture
The Director ofthe Texas Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner qualified for classification as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree, but that he had not established that a waiver of the required job offer, and thus of the labor certification, would be in the national interest.
Citation record not persuasivePast record does not show influence or success - DismissedNIW · Appeal2015-12-04· old NYSDOT testResearcher in environmental and atmospheric scienceDEC042015_02B5203Energy, environment & agriculture
The Director denied the petition on March 24, 2015, finding that the Petitioner had not established sufficient impact on his field to meet the third prong of the NYSDOT national interest analysis.
Argued the field's importance, not the endeavor'sNo interest from users, customers or investorsPast record does not show influence or success - DismissedNIW · Motion to reopen & reconsider2014-11-18· old NYSDOT testOccupation not statedNOV182014_03B5203Energy, environment & agriculture
The director found that the petitioner qualifies for classification as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree, but that the petitioner has not established that an exemption from the requirement of a job offer would be in the national interest of the United States.
Citation record not persuasiveClaims not backed by documentsInconsistencies in the recordNo interest from users, customers or investorsPast record does not show influence or success