Others

The petitioner is a manufacturer of cleaning products seeking to operate in the United States. No further specific details regarding the research or methodology of the endeavor were provided in the dismissal.

The Director denied the petition because the Petitioner failed to establish that a waiver of the job offer and labor certification would be in the national interest. The AAO dismissed the appeal and subsequent motions to reopen and reconsider because the Petitioner did not include a statement identifying erroneous conclusions with Form I-290B and mailed the appeal brief to the USCIS Phoenix Lockbox instead of directly to the AAO, causing a delay in its incorporation into the record.

The Director denied the petition because the Petitioner did not establish that a waiver of the required job offer and labor certification would be in the national interest. The AAO dismissed the motions because the Petitioner failed to provide new facts supported by documentary evidence or to question the factual or legal correctness of the prior decision based on any incorrect application of law or policy.

The petitioner seeks employment-based second preference (EB-2) immigrant classification as either a member of the professions holding an advanced degree or an individual of exceptional ability, and a national interest waiver of the job offer requirement.