NIW appeals in the biomedical and life sciences
95 of 3,701 NIW appeals decided under Matter of Dhanasar involved petitioners working in the biomedical and life sciences. 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
95
decided on the merits
Sustained
20
21.1%: the petitioner won
Remanded
16
16.8%: sent back to USCIS
Dismissed
59
62.1%: the denial stood
Objections raised most often
Share of these 95 appeals. Open one for what it means and what has answered it.
- 53%50 appeals
- 34%32 appeals
- 32%30 appeals
- 27%26 appeals
- 25%24 appeals
- 25%24 appeals
- 24%23 appeals
- 16%15 appeals
Which part of the test was not met
An appeal can fail more than one; many stop at the first
- 4%4 appeals
- 36%34 appeals
- 33%31 appeals
- 6%6 appeals
Appeals per year
Occupations in these appeals
As the decisions describe them
Recent appeals
- 2026-07-07DismissedBioengineerBiomedical & life sciencesNot metProng 2
- 2026-06-24DismissedPostdoctoral researcherBiomedical & life sciencesNot metProng 2
- 2026-06-09DismissedChemical and biomedical engineerBiomedical & life sciencesNot metProng 2
- 2026-05-14RemandedScientistBiomedical & life sciences
- 2026-04-29DismissedAssociate vice presidentBiomedical & life sciencesNot metProng 1
- 2026-03-21DismissedResearcher focused on drug designBiomedical & life sciencesNot metProng 1
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- Business & finance
- Computing, AI & data
- Engineering
- Clinical & health
- 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.