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MotionNational Interest Waiver · Motion to reopen & reconsider

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Other / unclear · decided 2022-12-12 · NSC · DEC122022_02B5203

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How each part of the test was decided

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  • Step 0Eligible for EB-2Not decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

  • Prong 1Merit and national importanceNot decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

  • Prong 2Well positioned to advance itNot decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

  • Prong 3Worth waiving the job offerNot decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

The decision in brief

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Summary sentence

The Director of the Nebraska Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner had not established that a waiver of the required job offer, and thus of the labor certification, would be in the national interest. See in text

What the AAO decided

  • As noted, we dismissed the prior combined motion because the motion to reopen did not present a new fact, supported by documentary evidence, and because the motion to reconsider did not identify a law or policy that we may have erroneouslyappliedtotheevidenceofrecordatthetimeofthepreviousdecision. See in text
  • ORDER: The motion to reopen is dismissed. See in text
  • FURTHER ORDER: The motion to reconsider is dismissed. proceedings. See in text

Main reasons given

  • The Petitioner does not demonstrate a new fact supported by documentary evidence for the third motion to reopen, as required by 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(2). See in text
  • Moreover, previously submitted evidence and arguments do not meet the motion requirements at 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(2)-(3). See in text
  • The third combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider does not include new information or evidence that overcomes the grounds underlying our decision dismissing his second motion and does not show that our previous decision was based on an incorrect application oflaw or policy. See in text
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Objections found (1)

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  • Regardless, although the Petitioner argues that this evidence shows the significant economic impact of his proposed endeavor, the Petitioner does not explain, nor does the record demonstrate, how the evidence establishes we erred in concluding that the prior motion to reopen did not present a new fact. 2 See in text (p. 2)

Full decision

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Decision header
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · In Re: 23456151 · Motion on Administrative Appeals Office Decision · Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office · Date: DEC. 12, 2022 · Form 1-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (Advanced Degree, Exceptional Ability, National Interest Waiver)

The Petitioner, a legal administrator, seeks second preference immigrant classification as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree, as well as a national interest waiver of the job offer requirement attached to this EB-2 classification. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) section 203(b)(2), 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(2).

The Director of the Nebraska Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner had not established that a waiver of the required job offer, and thus of the labor certification, would be in the national interest. We dismissed his appeal and two subsequent combined motion to reopens and motion to reconsiders. In our most recent decision, we determined that the Petitioner did not present a new fact supported by documentary evidence, and the motion did not identify a specific law or policy we may have erroneously applied to the evidence ofrecord at the time ofour prior decision. The matter is before us again on a third combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider.

In these proceedings, it is the Petitioner's burden to establish eligibility for the requested benefit. Section291oftheAct,8U.S.C.§1361. Uponreview,wewilldismissthecombinedmotion.

A motion to reopen must state new facts and be supported by documentary evidence. 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(2). A motion to reconsider must establish that our decision was based on an incorrect application oflaw or policy and that the decision was incorrect based on the evidence in the record of proceedings at the time of the decision. 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(3). As noted, we dismissed the prior combined motion because the motion to reopen did not present a new fact, supported by documentary evidence, and because the motion to reconsider did not identify a law or policy that we may have erroneouslyappliedtotheevidenceofrecordatthetimeofthepreviousdecision. Thereviewofany motion is narrowed to the basis for the prior adverse decision. Accordingly, we will examine any new facts and arguments to the extent that they pertain to our most recent decision, the dismissal of the second motions. Thus, our analysis for this combined motion is limited to the following: (1) whether we erred in concluding that the prior motion to reopen did not present a new fact, supported by documentary evidence; and (2) whether we erred in concluding that the prior motion to reconsider did not identify a law or policy that we may have erroneously applied to the evidence.

The Petitioner does not demonstrate a new fact supported by documentary evidence for the third motion to reopen, as required by 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(2). Furthermore, the Petitioner does not identify a law or policy that we may have incorrectly applied in our most decision dismissing the second motion under 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(3). Instead, the Petitioner references the same evidence and makes the same previous arguments, including evidence and arguments that we addressed in prior appellate and motion Because we have already discussed the documentation and claims, we need not address them again. Moreover, previously submitted evidence and arguments do not meet the motion requirements at 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(2)-(3). Again, we will only examine any new facts and arguments to the extent that they pertain to the dismissal ofthe second motions.

The third combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider does not include new information or evidence that overcomes the grounds underlying our decision dismissing his second motion and does not show that our previous decision was based on an incorrect application oflaw or policy.

ORDER: The motion to reopen is dismissed.

FURTHER ORDER: The motion to reconsider is dismissed. proceedings.

We note that the Petitioner also provides his 2021 income tax documentation. The Petitioner filed his petition in 2018. Eligibility must be established at time of filing. 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(6)(1 ). Regardless, although the Petitioner argues that this evidence shows the significant economic impact of his proposed endeavor, the Petitioner does not explain, nor does the record demonstrate, how the evidence establishes we erred in concluding that the prior motion to reopen did not present a new fact.Job creation or economic claims unsupported