NIW appeals in medicine and health care
408 of 3,701 NIW appeals decided under Matter of Dhanasar involved petitioners working in medicine and health care. Here is where they struggled and the objections the appeals office raised most often.
Every appeal here was a petition USCIS had already denied, so these numbers show where denied petitions struggled, not anyone's chance of approval. Tags are matched automatically from the decision text.
Appeals
408
decided on the merits
Sustained
17
4.2%: the petitioner won
Remanded
27
6.6%: sent back to USCIS
Dismissed
364
89.2%: the denial stood
Objections raised most often
Share of these 408 appeals. Open one for what it means and what has answered it.
- 59%239 appeals
- 48%194 appeals
- 38%154 appeals
- 33%133 appeals
- 22%89 appeals
- 18%73 appeals
- 17%68 appeals
- 17%68 appeals
Which part of the test was not met
An appeal can fail more than one; many stop at the first
- 10%39 appeals
- 72%292 appeals
- 16%66 appeals
- 2%9 appeals
Appeals per year
Occupations in these appeals
As the decisions describe them
Recent appeals
- 2026-08-21DismissedPhysician researcherClinical & healthNot metProng 2
- 2026-08-17RemandedOccupation not statedClinical & health
- 2026-08-11DismissedPhysicianClinical & healthNot metProng 1
- 2026-08-11DismissedResearcher in the field of public healthClinical & healthNot metProng 2
- 2026-07-28DismissedNurse technicianClinical & healthNot metProng 1
- 2026-07-21DismissedPublic health specialistClinical & healthNot metProng 1Prong 2
By field: other pages
- Business & finance
- Computing, AI & data
- Engineering
- Biomedical & life sciences
- Physical sciences & math
- Energy, environment & agriculture
- Education
- Aviation & transport
- Arts, media & sports
- Law & policy
- Trades & services
- Public service & social
General patterns from past decisions, not legal advice. A licensed immigration attorney can tell you how the law applies to your case.