Canonical question: What do stronger and weaker NIW proposed endeavor examples look like?
Expected output: A revised proposed endeavor statement with a defined object, mechanism, scope, and evidence path.
TL;DR
The best way to use examples is not to copy them. Use them to see why some statements are reviewable and others are too broad.
A stronger PE usually names:
- the work object
- the execution mechanism
- the scope boundary
- the broader implication
Weak vs stronger pattern
Weak: I will use AI to improve healthcare.
Stronger: I propose to develop and deploy clinical decision-support workflows that help care teams identify high-risk patient patterns earlier, using validated data pipelines and model monitoring methods that can improve operational consistency across healthcare delivery settings.
The stronger version names the object, user setting, mechanism, and consequence.
Common mistakes
- writing a job description
- writing a broad industry wish
- making company growth itself the proposed endeavor
- making the PE so wide that every fact seems relevant
After reading do this
- Rewrite your PE as
object + mechanism + scope + implication. - Mark what evidence each part needs.
- Check that route and prongs all serve the same PE.
Related reads
- What Counts as a Proposed Endeavor - USCIS reviews the specific endeavor you want to advance, not your job title and not your entire career summary.
- How to Turn Future Plans into a Defendable Proposed Endeavor - Future plans only become a reviewable proposed endeavor when they are written as a concrete object, mechanism, beneficiary set, and scope boundary.
- National Importance Is Not 'Important Industry Work' — It Is Broader Implications - Prong 1 reviews the broader implications of your endeavor, not the heat of the industry and not the benefit to one employer.
Source basis
Source guidance last verified: 2026-08-10
- [1] 6 USCIS-PM F.5(B)-(D) - USCIS Policy Manual
- [2] Matter of Dhanasar, 26 I&N Dec. 884 (AAO 2016) - AAO precedent
- [3] National Interest Waiver Filing Tips - USCIS EB-2 filing guidance