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AAO EB-1A decision AUG052025_02B2203

Citation counts, funding, and letters of support alone rarely satisfy the ‘original contributions of major significance’ requirement; petitioners must show clear, tangible impact of their work on the broader field. Concrete evidence that the petitioner’s original contributions changed or significant

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG052025_02B2203 Decision date not stated Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • judging

  • original_contributions

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

  • judging

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Rejected

  • original_contributions

Core Lesson

Citation counts, funding, and letters of support alone rarely satisfy the ‘original contributions of major significance’ requirement; petitioners must show clear, tangible impact of their work on the broader field.

Evidence Issue

  • Concrete evidence that the petitioner’s original contributions changed or significantly influenced the field

  • Demonstration of major significance beyond raw citation metrics and funding amounts

  • Specific documentation of the impact of the work on the discipline

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