dismissed EB-2 (NIW) RFE Issued

Pharmacist

Telepharmacy Consulting Service · 2023-10-31

Decision Date
2023-10-31
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 a telepharmacy consulting service to provide necessary medicine and related education to underserved communities through telehealth innovations such as direct-to-consumer telepharmacy consulting work.

Framework Evaluation

0 of 3 criteria met
1 Substantial Merit and National Importance Partially Met

The AAO found the endeavor had substantial merit but failed to establish national importance.

Why This Petition Was Denied

The motion was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish the national importance of the endeavor. The AAO found that the evidence, including an impact analysis report and support letters, did not demonstrate that the endeavor would have a substantial positive economic effect or broad health-related impacts commensurate with national importance.

Request for Evidence (RFE)

Unsuccessfully Addressed

The RFE requested evidence to establish the national interest waiver; the petitioner provided a project description and impact report which were found insufficient to show national importance.

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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