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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision MAR012024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR012024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO agreed two criteria were supported but found the original-contributions criterion was not met: citations/rankings and evidence of others’ work using the petitioner’s findings did not establish that his contributions had already attained major significance in the field. The three-criterion threshold was not reached.
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Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR012024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 1, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: materials science / engineering research. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial; Director found two of three claimed criteria met (judging and authorship), but original contributions not met. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not reached as a full final-merits stage; eligibility failed at criteria threshold, with an additional top-of-field observation." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agreed two criteria were supported but found the original-contributions criterion was not met: citations/rankings and evidence of others’ work using the petitioner’s findings did not establish that his contributions had already attained major significance in the field. The three-criterion threshold 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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–4; criterion posture and standard p. 2, evidence analysis p. 3, conclusion/order p. 4.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Current comparator for research impact: citation counts/journal prestige alone do not establish major significance; tie evidence to realized field impact and source records. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover; March 1, 2024; materials/science engineer and appeal from Texas Service Center.
PDF page 4 — Concludes fewer than three criteria and no extraordinary ability; dismisses appeal.
How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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