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AAO EB-1A decision AUG212024_01B2203
To satisfy the Original Contributions criterion, petitioners must provide concrete, independent evidence that their work has major significance to the field; speculative or unsubstantiated claims are insufficient. Concrete, independent evidence showing the petitioner’s contributions have major signi
Decision Snapshot
Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG212024_01B2203 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
Criteria Rejected
original_contributions
Core Lesson
To satisfy the Original Contributions criterion, petitioners must provide concrete, independent evidence that their work has major significance to the field; speculative or unsubstantiated claims are insufficient.
Evidence Issue
Concrete, independent evidence showing the petitioner’s contributions have major significance to the field.
Citation impact or other objective metrics demonstrating major significance of scholarly articles.
Evidence of a one‑time major internationally recognized award or satisfaction of at least three EB‑1A criteria.
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