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EB2 NIW, or Employment-Based Second Preference National Interest Waiver, is a strong immigration pathway for professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, physicians, and other highly skilled applicants who want to obtain permanent residence in the United States. The greatest advantage of this category is that if the applicant can prove that their work is in the national interest…
Introduction Matter of Dhanasar is one of the most important precedent decisions in modern U.S. immigration law. Decided by the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on December 27, 2016, the case reshaped how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) evaluates National Interest Waiver petitions under the EB-2 category. By replacing the older Matter of New York…
Introduction: The National Interest Waiver (EB-2 NIW) offers a pathway to a U.S. green card for foreign nationals with exceptional abilities, without the need for a job offer or labor certification. While the Dhanasar decision expanded the eligibility criteria, government agencies have become stricter in interpreting “national importance.” One of the critical factors in a…
Introduction The EB-2 NIW I-140 petition is a popular immigration pathway for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency in the United States. It allows qualified applicants to request a National Interest Waiver, which means they may bypass the labor certification process if they can demonstrate that their work has substantial merit and national importance. If you…
Introduction EB-2 NIW Matter of Dhanasar is one of the most important precedent decisions in U.S. immigration law. Issued in 2016 by USCIS’s Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), this landmark ruling redefined how National Interest Waiver (NIW) petitions are evaluated under the EB-2 category. The EB-2 NIW Matter of Dhanasar decision introduced a flexible three-prong test,…