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EB-1A membership — AAO decision AUG292024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Two criteria (judging and scholarly authorship) were established. Membership and original-contribution issues were waived; leading role and high salary were not established. Final merits was not reached.
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Scope classification from review: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A eligibility or motion review of such eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | AUG292024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2024-08-29 |
Classification / field stated in source | research scientist in protein biology and molecular biology; EB-1A petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO affirms scholarly authorship and finds judging met; membership and original contributions were not contested on appeal (waived); leading/critical role and high salary fail, leaving fewer than three criteria. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Two criteria (judging and scholarly authorship) were established. Membership and original-contribution issues were waived; leading role and high salary were not established. Final merits was not reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Two criteria (judging and scholarly authorship) were established. Membership and original-contribution issues were waived; leading role and high salary were not established. Final merits was not reached.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not considered — source PDF |
Membership | waived — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | waived — p. 3 |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner was a research scientist whose publications included work in bacteriology, molecular biology and Alzheimer’s disease research.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found scholarly authorship and judging met; the membership and original-contributions challenges were waived, and role and salary were not met.; pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: Because fewer than three criteria were established, AAO did not conduct a final-merits determination and dismissed.; pages: 6; 7
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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