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Hi everyone,

I just got notice from my lawyer that my I140 NIW case is rejected. Right now I am really frustrated. My lawyer kept telling me that my background is very strong and there should be no problem. Now my case is rejected!!!

Here I descibe myself a little bit. If you have any suggestion about what I should do now, please please tell me.

1) I got my PHD from a OK university. (rank around 30 - 50, I think)
2) Now I am in top university as PostDoc
3) I published 8 good papers. I am the first author in most of them.
4) I submitted 7 referrence letter.

The lawyer still tells me that he think INS make a mistake. He will appealing it. But I do not have much confident in him. Should I change a lawyer? What could go wrong here? Any help is appreciated.

Best Regards

NIW is about about you as much and in the petition one has to show that

1. The petitioners work has intrinsic merit because.....
2. The petitioners work is national in scope because.....
3. The national interest would be adversely affected by the need for labor certification

. ...( Right now I am really frustrated. My lawyer kept telling me that my background is very strong and there should be no problem. Now my case is rejected!!! Lawyers main aim was to get his fee, if he had told you that your case is not strong then you would have not hired him. As a matter of fact in NIW and EB1 cases lawyers are of no use. Who can know you better than you own?

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The lawyer still tells me that he think INS make a mistake. He will appealing it. But I do not have much confident in him. Should I change a lawyer? What could go wrong here? Any help is appreciated. In NIW cases doing Appeal is probably the worst option. It takes years and then 99% cases get rejected by AAO.

I would suggest start afresh. If your university is willing to sponsor, you may also try for EB1-OR this time.

Did you get an RFE before the rejection ? What did they write in the denial notice ?