NIW appeals after a Request for Evidence
2,269 of 3,701 NIW appeals decided under Matter of Dhanasar record that USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) before denying the petition. 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
2,269
decided on the merits
Sustained
25
1.1%: the petitioner won
Remanded
222
9.8%: sent back to USCIS
Dismissed
2,022
89.1%: the denial stood
Objections raised most often
Share of these 2,269 appeals. Open one for what it means and what has answered it.
- 60%1,355 appeals
- 49%1,108 appeals
- 41%937 appeals
- 22%496 appeals
- 21%472 appeals
- 20%450 appeals
- 18%414 appeals
- 16%373 appeals
Which part of the test was not met
An appeal can fail more than one; many stop at the first
- 14%321 appeals
- 69%1,568 appeals
- 13%300 appeals
- 4%93 appeals
Appeals per year
Occupations in these appeals
As the decisions describe them
Recent appeals
- 2026-08-21DismissedPhysician researcherClinical & healthNot metProng 2
- 2026-08-20DismissedOccupation not statedBusiness & financeNot metProng 1
- 2026-08-19DismissedOccupation not statedComputing, AI & dataNot metProng 1
- 2026-08-13DismissedOccupation not statedComputing, AI & dataNot metProng 1
- 2026-08-13DismissedMusician and music teacherEducationNot metProng 1Prong 2
- 2026-08-11DismissedPhysicianClinical & healthNot 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.