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AAO EB-1A decision Apr132010_01B2203

To satisfy the EB‑1A published‑material and membership criteria, submit independent articles that discuss the petitioner’s work and provide evidence that professional memberships were judged by recognized experts; self‑citations and bare membership listings are insufficient. Independent third‑party

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID Apr132010_01B2203 Decision date 2010-04-13 Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed Yes

Criteria Discussed

  • judging

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Rejected

  • judging

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

Core Lesson

To satisfy the EB‑1A published‑material and membership criteria, submit independent articles that discuss the petitioner’s work and provide evidence that professional memberships were judged by recognized experts; self‑citations and bare membership listings are insufficient.

Evidence Issue

  • Independent third‑party evidence showing the petitioner’s work has demonstrable impact

  • Proof that membership was evaluated and endorsed by recognized national or international experts

  • Articles that discuss the petitioner’s achievements rather than articles authored by the petitioner or citations of his work

  • Proper documentary evidence (full citations, authors, titles) for published material

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