NIW appeals in education
197 of 3,701 NIW appeals decided under Matter of Dhanasar involved petitioners working in education. 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
197
decided on the merits
Sustained
6
3.0%: the petitioner won
Remanded
19
9.6%: sent back to USCIS
Dismissed
172
87.3%: the denial stood
Objections raised most often
Share of these 197 appeals. Open one for what it means and what has answered it.
- 45%88 appeals
- 43%84 appeals
- 31%62 appeals
- 28%55 appeals
- 23%45 appeals
- 18%35 appeals
- 17%34 appeals
- 15%29 appeals
Which part of the test was not met
An appeal can fail more than one; many stop at the first
- 19%37 appeals
- 60%119 appeals
- 17%33 appeals
- 5%9 appeals
Appeals per year
Occupations in these appeals
As the decisions describe them
Recent appeals
- 2026-08-13DismissedMusician and music teacherEducationNot metProng 1Prong 2
- 2026-07-31DismissedLecturerEducationNot metProng 2
- 2026-07-28DismissedResearcher and assistant professorEducationNot metProng 2
- 2026-07-09DismissedProfessor and researcherEducationNot metProng 1
- 2026-07-08DismissedPhysical therapy researcherEducationNot metProng 2
- 2026-07-07DismissedOccupation not statedEducationNot metProng 1
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General patterns from past decisions, not legal advice. A licensed immigration attorney can tell you how the law applies to your case.