EB-1A AAO decisions, explained.
EB-1A AAO decisions, explained.
Extraordinary is a public library of practical explanations of EB-1A AAO non-precedent decisions: what the AAO accepted, what it rejected, and what the reasoning teaches about evidence.
Extraordinary is a public library of practical explanations of EB-1A AAO non-precedent decisions: what the AAO accepted, what it rejected, and what the reasoning teaches about evidence.
AAO NON-PRECEDENT DECISION
REASONING EXCERPT
Why evidence fails
Decision issue
Original contributions and published material
AAO reasoning
The record showed activity, but not field-level significance.
Reader takeaway
Evidence must prove impact beyond participation or prestige.
Browse by issue
Original contributions
Awards
Press
Judging
Final merits
Non-precedent decisions are not binding, but they reveal recurring AAO reasoning patterns.
AAO DECISION LIBRARY
Read decisions by issue, criterion, and evidence pattern.
Start with the recurring AAO reasoning patterns that decide EB-1A appeals: criteria threshold, original contributions, published material, judging, critical role, and final merits.
CRITERIA
Criterion decisions
Awards, published material, judging, original contributions, critical role, and scholarly articles.
Browse by EB-1A criterion.
DENIAL PATTERNS
Where AAO says no
Prestige, participation, citations, employer context, and recommendation letters are often not enough.
Read the recurring failure modes.
FINAL MERITS
After the criteria count
How the AAO evaluates sustained acclaim after individual regulatory criteria are counted.
Understand the second-step analysis.
Built around AAO reasoning, not generic advice
Each article explains what the AAO actually said, why the evidence succeeded or failed, and what the decision teaches about EB-1A proof.
Built around AAO reasoning, not generic advice
Each article explains what the AAO actually said, why the evidence succeeded or failed, and what the decision teaches about EB-1A proof.
Independent evidence review
Built around AAO reasoning, not generic advice
Each article explains what the AAO actually said, why the evidence succeeded or failed, and what the decision teaches about EB-1A proof.
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Built around AAO reasoning, not generic advice
Each article explains what the AAO actually said, why the evidence succeeded or failed, and what the decision teaches about EB-1A proof.
Report access opens soon