There seems to be a disconnect between the USCIS Policy Manual for National Interest Waivers (NIWs) and the real-world.

The Policy Manual states, “USCIS recognizes the importance of progress in STEM fields and the essential role of persons with advanced STEM degrees in fostering this progress, especially in focused critical and emerging technologies or other STEM areas important to U.S. competitiveness or national security.

But we found the “Critical and Emerging Technologies List” contained within this document to be unrealistic and extremely problematic.

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