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AAO EB-1A decision APR072006_03B2203

Petitioners must provide clear national/international evidence for awards, salary, membership, published material, and original contributions; institutional or local recognitions, vague salary claims, and subordinate job titles are insufficient. Awards did not demonstrate national or international a

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR072006_03B2203 Decision date not stated Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • awards

  • high_salary

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Rejected

  • awards

  • high_salary

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

Core Lesson

Petitioners must provide clear national/international evidence for awards, salary, membership, published material, and original contributions; institutional or local recognitions, vague salary claims, and subordinate job titles are insufficient.

Evidence Issue

  • Awards did not demonstrate national or international acclaim

  • No salary comparison to peers in the field

  • Role was a subordinate Research Associate, not a leading or critical position

  • Membership evidence failed to show that admission required outstanding achievement or expert evaluation

  • Patent filings were not shown to be of major significance compared to other researchers

  • Citations of the petitioner’s work were not primary subjects of the articles

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