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AAO EB-1A decision Apr242012_02B2203

Published‑material evidence must be primarily about the petitioner’s own work; mere name mentions, listings, or articles that do not focus on the petitioner do not satisfy the EB‑1A criterion. evidence that the published material is primarily about the petitioner’s own work; clear attribution/author

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID Apr242012_02B2203 Decision date 2012-04-24 Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • leading_critical_role

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

Not stated in the extracted decision plan.

Criteria Rejected

  • leading_critical_role

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Core Lesson

Published‑material evidence must be primarily about the petitioner’s own work; mere name mentions, listings, or articles that do not focus on the petitioner do not satisfy the EB‑1A criterion.

Evidence Issue

  • evidence that the published material is primarily about the petitioner’s own work

  • clear attribution/author information for the article

  • substantive discussion of the petitioner’s contributions rather than a name‑only mention

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