会计师（审计、房地产管理公司方向） · NIW 国家利益豁免：上诉驳回（2024年12月3日）

案件背景

申请人以会计师身份提出EB-2职业移民申请，请求以国家利益豁免免除职位邀请和劳工证要求；德州服务中心认定其符合高级学位专业人士的EB-2分类，但未通过国家利益豁免三要素审查。

审理经过

1. 初次申请

   申请人提交I-140表格，主张以高级学位专业人士身份申请EB-2，并请求国家利益豁免；初次申请中所述拟从事事业为提供会计师服务，职位描述为编制财务报表、预算与对账，分析趋势、成本与义务，安装系统。

   核对原文依据

   Form 1-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers (National Interest Waiver)

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   prepare financial statements, budgets & reconciliations, analyze trends, costs & obligations. Install systems.

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2. 补件

   德州服务中心发出补件通知，要求补充证明拟从事事业具有实质价值和国家重要性，并指出申请人的陈述未能具体说明其作为会计师拟从事的工作内容；补件通知还要求补充EB-2资格及Dhanasar第二、第三要素的材料。

   核对原文依据

   The Director issued a request for evidence in which they requested, in part, additional evidence to establish that the Petitioner's proposed endeavor had substantial merit and national importance

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   The Director also requested additional documentation to establish EB-2 eligibility and the second and third Dhanasar prongs.

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3. 补件回应

   申请人回应称拟从事“会计业务”，具体聚焦房地产管理公司的审计领域；提交的商业计划称将设立公司，引入创新解决方案，建立革新会计与审计流程、增强透明度并促进经济振兴的平台。

   核对原文依据

   In response to the request for evidence, the Petitioner stated that his proposed endeavor would be to focus on the "accounting business," specifically in the "area of audit, particularly with regard to realty management companies."

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4. 原审拒绝

   德州服务中心拒绝申请，认定申请人符合高级学位专业人士的EB-2分类，但未满足Dhanasar三要素；就第一要素而言，认定实质价值已成立，但国家重要性未获充分信息与证据证明。

   核对原文依据

   The Director of the Texas Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner qualified for classification as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree, but that he had not established that a waiver of the required job offer, and thus of the labor certification, would be in the national interest.

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   In regard to prong one, the Director determined that while the Petitioner had established substantial merit,

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5. 上诉

   申请人向行政上诉办公室提出上诉，提交额外文件，主张其符合所寻求的资格；上诉中强调其拟从事事业将解决影响全国数百万房主的业主协会问题，并转变管理公司的审计格局，确保透明和道德的服务交付。

   核对原文依据

   On appeal, the Petitioner submits additional documentation and asserts that he is eligible for the benefit sought.

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   He asserts that his proposed endeavor "will address HOA problem (sic) which affects millions of homeowners all over the nation, transform management companies' audit landscape, ensuring transparent and ethical service delivery."

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6. 上诉决定

   行政上诉办公室经重新审查，认定申请人未满足Dhanasar第一要素，驳回上诉；因该理由足以处理上诉，对Dhanasar框架下其余资格争议不予审理并予以保留。

   核对原文依据

   Upon de novo review, we will dismiss the appeal.

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   Because the identified reason for dismissal is dispositive of the Petitioner's appeal, we decline to reach and hereby reserve remaining arguments concerning eligibility under the Dhanasar framework.

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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：本案上诉阶段提交了额外文件，但决定未逐项说明这些文件的内容；核对时应区分初次申请、补件回应和上诉阶段各自提交的材料，不能将上诉材料视为已获采纳。
  核对原文依据

  On appeal, the Petitioner submits additional documentation and asserts that he is eligible for the benefit sought.

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• 阅读提示：原审已认定实质价值成立，本次争议集中于国家重要性；核对时应关注申请人是否将拟从事的具体事业与全国性影响相连接，而非仅论证会计行业本身的重要性。
  核对原文依据

  In Dhanasar we said that, in determining national importance, the relevant question is not the importance of the field, industry, or profession in which a petitioner may work; instead, we focus on "the specific endeavor that the foreign national proposes to undertake."

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• 阅读提示：关于创造就业和经济贡献的主张，决定要求有证据显示公司具有实际运营的现实可能性；核对时可查看商业计划中是否有支持运营、收入和就业预测的具体材料。
  核对原文依据

  Absent probative evidence to show the realistic potential of the Petitioner's company to operate at all, it is not evident that the company will generate revenue to create jobs, to expand, or to otherwise notably impact the economy.

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• 阅读提示：本次决定未审理Dhanasar第二、第三要素，也未重新认定EB-2分类资格；这些事项属于保留或程序背景，不能据本决定推断其已失败或已获批准。
  核对原文依据

  Because the identified reason for dismissal is dispositive of the Petitioner's appeal, we decline to reach and hereby reserve remaining arguments concerning eligibility under the Dhanasar framework.

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