NIW appeals for professors
406 of 3,701 NIW appeals decided under Matter of Dhanasar describe the petitioner as a professor. 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
406
decided on the merits
Sustained
24
5.9%: the petitioner won
Remanded
18
4.4%: sent back to USCIS
Dismissed
364
89.7%: the denial stood
Objections raised most often
Share of these 406 appeals. Open one for what it means and what has answered it.
- 52%210 appeals
- 49%198 appeals
- 36%146 appeals
- 35%142 appeals
- 30%120 appeals
- 28%115 appeals
- 25%100 appeals
- 24%99 appeals
Which part of the test was not met
An appeal can fail more than one; many stop at the first
- 11%44 appeals
- 59%238 appeals
- 30%120 appeals
- 6%24 appeals
Appeals per year
Occupations in these appeals
As the decisions describe them
Recent appeals
- 2026-08-11DismissedResearcher in the field of public healthClinical & healthNot metProng 2
- 2026-08-06DismissedScientific researcherEngineeringNot metProng 1
- 2026-07-31DismissedLecturerEducationNot metProng 2
- 2026-07-31DismissedComputer scientistComputing, AI & dataNot metProng 1
- 2026-07-30DismissedGraduate student in chemical engineeringEngineeringNot metProng 2Prong 3
- 2026-07-28DismissedEntrepreneur in the field of teambuilding and business developmentBusiness & 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.