AAO EB-1A decision AUG142025_02B2203

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG142025_02B2203 Decision date not stated Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed Yes

Criteria Discussed

• awards

• leading_critical_role

• membership

• published_material

• scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

Not stated in the extracted decision plan.

Criteria Rejected

• awards

• leading_critical_role

• scholarly_articles

Core Lesson

Provide concrete, verifiable documentation for awards and publications, and always contest adverse SCOPS findings; vague honorarium certificates and unidentified monographs will not satisfy EB‑1A criteria.

Evidence Issue

• No verifiable, nationally or internationally recognized award documentation

• Failure to identify the publication name, type, or venue for the monograph

• Insufficient proof that the medal was actually presented to the petitioner

• Petitioner did not contest SCOPS's adverse findings, resulting in abandonment of eligibility claims

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