NIW appeals in engineering
523 of 3,701 NIW appeals decided under Matter of Dhanasar involved petitioners working in engineering. 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
523
decided on the merits
Sustained
13
2.5%: the petitioner won
Remanded
54
10.3%: sent back to USCIS
Dismissed
456
87.2%: the denial stood
Objections raised most often
Share of these 523 appeals. Open one for what it means and what has answered it.
- 56%293 appeals
- 50%263 appeals
- 44%231 appeals
- 28%144 appeals
- 24%126 appeals
- 23%119 appeals
- 22%117 appeals
- 20%102 appeals
Which part of the test was not met
An appeal can fail more than one; many stop at the first
- 7%38 appeals
- 67%348 appeals
- 19%98 appeals
- 4%23 appeals
Appeals per year
Occupations in these appeals
As the decisions describe them
Recent appeals
- 2026-08-20DismissedTraining and development specialistEngineeringNot metProng 1Prong 2Prong 3
- 2026-08-18DismissedOccupation not statedEngineeringNot metProng 1
- 2026-08-06DismissedScientific researcherEngineeringNot metProng 1
- 2026-08-04DismissedPower electronics researcherEngineering
- 2026-07-30DismissedGraduate student in chemical engineeringEngineeringNot metProng 2Prong 3
- 2026-07-29DismissedMaterials engineerEngineeringNot metProng 1Prong 2
By field: other pages
- Business & finance
- Computing, AI & data
- Clinical & health
- 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.