dismissed EB-2 (NIW) RFE Issued

Petitioner, Who Seeks To Establish Pharmacies

Pharmacies · 2024-06-28

Decision Date
2024-06-28
This case is from a USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) appeal decision. Appeal cases represent a subset of petitions and may not reflect typical outcomes.

Proposed Endeavor

The petitioner proposes to establish and operate pharmacies within the United States. The endeavor involves the implementation of a business plan to provide pharmaceutical services.

Framework Evaluation

0 of 3 criteria met
1 Substantial Merit and National Importance Not Met

The Petitioner's plans were found to be vague, conflicting, and insufficiently corroborated to establish national importance.

Why This Petition Was Denied

The motion was dismissed because the petitioner failed to state new facts or submit new evidence for a motion to reopen, and failed to identify specific legal or factual errors in the prior appellate decision for a motion to reconsider. The underlying appeal was dismissed because the proposed endeavor lacked demonstrated national importance and the plans were considered vague and conflicting.

Request for Evidence (RFE)

Unsuccessfully Addressed

The petitioner responded to an RFE with unspecified documents which the AAO later determined did not sufficiently corroborate the national importance of the endeavor.

RFE Targets
Substantial Merit and National Importance

Evidence

Evidence Types
Reference Letters Dependent

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At a Glance

Outcome dismissed
RFE Issued
Criteria Met 0 / 3
Evidence Types 1

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Total Cases 3,895
Success Rate 54.2%
Sustained 2,112
Dismissed 1,687

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