土木工程师 · NIW 国家利益豁免：动议驳回（2024年8月7日）

案件背景

申请人是一名土木工程师，通过I-140表格申请EB-2职业移民，类别为持有高等学位的专业人士，并请求豁免职位邀请要求（国家利益豁免）。原审由德州服务中心主任审理；主任认定申请人未证明符合国家利益豁免资格并拒绝申请。上诉被驳回后，申请人提出重新开放与复议合并动议。

审理经过

1. 初次决定

   德州服务中心主任拒绝I-140申请，认定申请人未证明符合国家利益豁免资格。

   核对原文依据

   The Director of the Texas Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner did not establish that the Petitioner had established eligibility for a national interest waiver.

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2. 补件

   申请人在回应主任补件通知时提交了商业计划，内容侧重于成立一家建筑公司。

   核对原文依据

   the inclusion of a business plan and the focus on forming a construction company laid out in response to the Director's RFE were not a material change to his proposed endeavor

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3. 上诉

   AAO驳回上诉；在上诉中，AAO将拟议事业的审查限于原申请所附信息，并认定申请人未证明拟议事业具有Dhanasar第一项要素所要求的前瞻性国家重要性。

   核对原文依据

   On appeal, we limited our analysis of the Petitioner's proposed endeavor to the information included with the original Petition. After assessing this evidence, we determined that the Petitioner had not demonstrated that his proposed endeavor had prospective national importance as required by prong one ofour precedent decision in Matter ofDhanasar

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4. 动议

   申请人提出重新开放与复议合并动议，主张其提交的关于方法论的说明以及后续提交的EB-2申请中的材料证明其在最初提交时即符合国家利益豁免资格，并主张此前认定其拟议事业发生重大变化有误。

   核对原文依据

   On motion, the Petitioner refers to a statement outlining the Petitioner's _______ methodology, which was included with a subsequently-filed EB-2 petition. The Petitioner asserts that this documentation establishes eligibility, as it demonstrates that he was eligible for a national interest waiver at the time of initial filing.

   查看英文原件 · 第 1 页

   The Petitioner also contests the correctness of our prior decision, arguing that we incorrectly determined that the Petitioner had made a material change to his petition

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5. 动议决定

   AAO驳回重新开放动议和复议动议，维持此前认定申请人不符合国家利益豁免资格的决定。

   核对原文依据

   Although the Petitioner has submitted additional evidence in support of the motion to reopen, the Petitioner has not established eligibility; the evidence cited by the Petitioner was not included within the scope of the original proposed endeavor. On motion to reconsider, the Petitioner has not established that our previous decision was based on an incorrect application of law or policy at the time we issued our decision. Therefore, the motion will be dismissed.

   查看英文原件 · 第 3 页

   ORDER: The motion to reopen is dismissed.

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   FURTHER ORDER: The motion to reconsider is dismissed.

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逐项证据分析

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阅读提示与适用边界

以下为基于本案的材料核对提示，不是 AAO 对其他案件的裁定。

• 阅读提示：核对重新开放动议所依赖的“方法论说明”是否确实随后续EB-2申请提交，以及其内容是否落在原申请所描述的拟议事业范围内；AAO的驳回理由是该证据不在原拟议事业范围内，而非单纯未提交。
  核对原文依据

  On motion, the Petitioner refers to a statement outlining the Petitioner's _______ methodology, which was included with a subsequently-filed EB-2 petition.

  查看英文原件 · 第 1 页

  the evidence cited by the Petitioner was not included within the scope of the original proposed endeavor

  查看英文原件 · 第 3 页
• 阅读提示：核对原申请中拟议事业的描述与补件商业计划中成立并领导建筑公司的描述，比较两者在职位、职责和雇主关系上的差异；AAO认定变化在于事业根本性质，而非仅企业注册。
  核对原文依据

  the Petitioner initially proposed to work as a civil engineer within a U.S. company and did not mention starting a company, acting a director, or performing duties tied to the direction of a company

  查看英文原件 · 第 2 页
• 阅读提示：核对申请人援引的1995年裁定函和联邦公报评论的原文适用范围；AAO认定前者与本案无关且未论证约束力，后者针对已获国家利益豁免者调整身份阶段，不适用于本案初次资格认定。
  核对原文依据

  This adjudicatory opinion is not related to the Petitioner's case, and the Petitioner has not argued that this letter is binding on subsequent adjudications.

  查看英文原件 · 第 2 页

  The Petitioner has not been granted a national interest waiver; he is subject to an initial determination of eligibility.

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