On 12/27/2016, the Administrative Appeals Office ("AAO") released to the public a new adopted legal decision (Matter of Dhanasar) for I-140 EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petitions. The new decision effectively replaces the previous NYSDOT three-prong test that had been adopted by the AAO for adjudicating NIW cases. The new decision lays out the following three pronged test for NIW applicants to qualify for a waiver of the job offer requirement: The waiver applicant's proposed endeavor Read more [...]