NIW appeals for entrepreneurs
1,160 of 3,701 NIW appeals decided under Matter of Dhanasar describe the petitioner as an entrepreneur. 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
1,160
decided on the merits
Sustained
5
0.4%: the petitioner won
Remanded
53
4.6%: sent back to USCIS
Dismissed
1,102
95.0%: the denial stood
Objections raised most often
Share of these 1,160 appeals. Open one for what it means and what has answered it.
- 73%842 appeals
- 52%608 appeals
- 41%478 appeals
- 33%382 appeals
- 22%254 appeals
- 20%232 appeals
- 17%198 appeals
- 17%194 appeals
Which part of the test was not met
An appeal can fail more than one; many stop at the first
- 17%196 appeals
- 77%898 appeals
- 9%105 appeals
- 3%29 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
- 2026-08-17DismissedEntrepreneur in the food and wine industryBusiness & financeNot metStep 0
- 2026-08-13DismissedMusician and music teacherEducationNot metProng 1Prong 2
- 2026-08-03DismissedPilot and an entrepreneur in the aviation industryBusiness & financeNot metProng 1
- 2026-07-30DismissedAttorneyLaw & policyNot metProng 1
- 2026-07-29DismissedCommercial manager in the banking and finance fieldBusiness & financeNot 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.