AAO EB-1A decision AUG312005_10B2203: engineering and procedural dismissals in eb-1a appeals

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG312005_10B2203 Decision date not stated Outcome dismissed Field or occupation engineering Final merits discussed Yes

Criteria Discussed

• awards

• high_salary

• judging

• leading_critical_role

• membership

• original_contributions

• published_material

• scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

• judging

• original_contributions

Criteria Rejected

• awards

• high_salary

• leading_critical_role

• membership

• published_material

• scholarly_articles

Core Lesson

Student scholarships and unverified awards do not satisfy the EB‑1A awards criterion; petitioners must provide primary, verifiable evidence of a nationally recognized award and demonstrate its significance.

Evidence Issue

• Primary evidence that the Bellcore award is nationally/internationally recognized

• Documentation of the petitioner’s actual salary or evidence of significantly higher remuneration

• Corroborating proof of IEEE membership (e.g., membership certificate, official roster)

• Evidence that the petitioner held a leading or critical role in a distinguished organization

• Proof that the Borsen article is a major professional publication and that it is about the petitioner

• Copies of articles that cite the petitioner’s work and demonstrate they are about him

• Evidence that the petitioner’s contributions are of major significance beyond routine citations

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