An EB-2 National Interest Waiver business plan isn't a pitch for investors — it's evidence for the three-prong test from Matter of Dhanasar (2016). The example structure below shows how each section maps to what USCIS has to find.
The Dhanasar test the plan must support
USCIS may grant a national interest waiver when the petitioner shows all three prongs. For entrepreneurs, the business plan is often the central exhibit for the first two.
Example structure of an NIW business plan
This is the section order we use in the visa builder. Each section is written to the evidentiary standard rather than as marketing copy.
What makes an NIW example strong
National importance is about the endeavor's potential prospective impact, not the petitioner's past salary or the size of one company. Strong plans connect the work to a documented national priority and quantify impact with cited sources.
Prong 2 rests on evidence about the petitioner: degrees, publications, patents, customer contracts, funding, letters of interest. The plan should refer to these exhibits directly rather than restate them in general terms.
Does an NIW petition need a business plan?
Not always, but entrepreneurs and founders commonly include one because it is the clearest evidence of the proposed endeavor and how they are positioned to advance it.
What is Matter of Dhanasar?
The 2016 precedent decision that set the current three-prong framework USCIS uses to evaluate national interest waivers.
Can BizPlanner AI write an NIW plan?
Yes. The visa builder has an EB-2 NIW structure built around the Dhanasar prongs, with financials and job-creation projections, editable and exportable to PDF or Word.