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Prong 1 · Merit & national importance
No broader implications shown
The record did not show impact on the wider field, a region, or the public at large.
What this objection usually means
National importance turns on prospective impact. The officer did not see evidence that the work would reach beyond its immediate setting.
What has tended to answer it
Independent evidence of reach: government or industry reports tying the specific work to national priorities, adoption by others, and how results will spread.
General patterns drawn from past decisions, not legal advice for your case. Ask a licensed immigration attorney how this applies to you.
The rule
“At issue is whether the petitioner can demonstrate that the person’s own individual endeavor stands to have broader implications, such as for a field, a region, or the public at large.”
Quoted from the USCIS Policy Manual current as of Sept 23, 2026. Check the online manual before filing.
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See it on a sample caseHow often it is raised, by year
2,041 of 5,945 decisions in scope (years with 5+ decisions)
By field
Decisions raising it
- Business & finance88844% of field
- Engineering28641% of field
- Computing, AI & data24331% of field
- Clinical & health21737% of field
- Education9922% of field
- Aviation & transport7842% of field
- Arts, media & sports4730% of field
- Energy, environment & agriculture4640% of field
Where it sank the appeal
Recent dismissed appeals raising this objection
- Dismissed2026-08-20Engineering
However, USCIS also concluded that the record does not establish that the specific endeavor the Petitioner proposes to undertake would have the type ofbroader implications indicative ofnational importance, as also required by the first Dhanasar prong. 2
Read decision AUG202026_01B5203 - Dismissed2026-08-19Computing, AI & data
It is insufficient to claim an endeavor has national importance or would create a broad impact without providing evidence to substantiate such claims.
Read decision AUG192026_01B5203 - Dismissed2026-08-18Engineering
Without sufficient documentary evidence of the specific proposed endeavor's broader impact on the industry, the Petitioner's proposed endeavor does not meet the "national importance" element of the first prong of the Dhanasar framework.
Read decision AUG182026_01B5203 - Dismissed2026-08-13Education
In a request for evidence, USCIS acknowledged the Petitioner's initial evidence but stated that the Petitioner had not established the broader impact of the proposed endeavor.
Read decision AUG132026_02B5203 - Dismissed2026-08-12Aviation & transport
While this documentation demonstrates the importance of maintaining and improving safety for commercial and cargo flights, the Petitioner has not explained how his individual role as one technician among many at [ I would have a broader impact on aviation safety.
Read decision AUG122026_01B5203 - Dismissed2026-08-11Trades & services
It is insufficient to claim an endeavor has national importance or would create a broad impact without providing evidence to substantiate such claims.
Read decision AUG112026_04B5203
Where the petitioner still won or got a remand
Sustained or remanded decisions where this issue was discussed: read them to see what answered it
- Remanded2026-05-14Biomedical & life sciences
Overall, the decision lacks a detailed analysis of the Petitioner's specific research endeavor and fails to sufficiently address whether this research endeavor is of national importance, including the broader implications of the Petitioner's work.
Read decision MAY142026_01B5203 - Remanded2026-04-24Clinical & health
SCOPS further states, "USCIS notes that the record or evidence does not sufficiently demonstrate that the petitioner's endeavor would have a broader impact on the field outside his prospective employer and the customers that the employer serves, a key element to satisfy the requirements of Dhanasar to establish the endeavor's national importance."
Read decision APR242026_02B5203 - Remanded2026-02-03Engineering
SCOPS concluded, however, that the Petitioner had not established that the proposed endeavor has the broader implications necessary to show national importance.
Read decision FEB032026_03B5203 - Remanded2026-01-08Computing, AI & data
In discussing the national importance of the Petitioner's proposed endeavor, SCOPS noted that the evidence did not establish that her work had influenced her field beyond her employer's clients.
Read decision JAN082026_01B5203 - Remanded2025-12-01Energy, environment & agriculture
SCOPS found that "[t]he petitioner has not established that their proposed endeavor in the United States will have a broader impact on the field outside of their prospective company and/or clients."
Read decision DEC012025_02B5203 - Remanded2025-10-27Engineering
SCOPS stated that the Petitioner did not explain how his "entrance into a market of the magnitude described would have positive implications for that market or the field at large," surmising that the "size of the market itself ... would not support that [his] endeavor would have a national impact."
Read decision OCT272025_01B5203