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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision MAR152006_03B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn; appeal sustained and petition approved. Review source…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR152006_03B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn; appeal sustained and petition approved. AAO credited nonroutine expert review of research proposals/manuscripts, research contributions shown to be duplicated and relied upon, and scholarly publications/citation record; concluded sustained national acclaim and prospective continued work/benefit.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR152006_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 15, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A sciences; physicist/researcher in coherent light, disordered media and mirrorless lasers |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO found three criteria and conducted final-merits analysis. |
Operative disposition | Director’s decision withdrawn; appeal sustained and petition approved. |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO credited nonroutine expert review of research proposals/manuscripts, research contributions shown to be duplicated and relied upon, and scholarly publications/citation record; concluded sustained national acclaim and prospective continued work/benefit.
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 | 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
Pinpoint physical PDF page citations appear in each criterion basis; page-by-page source coverage follows.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Favorable science research example: specific downstream duplication/use and independent citations matter alongside expert letters. Preserve its 2006 regulatory context and nonprecedent status. 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 — Public-copy cover, date March 15, 2006; personal identifiers redacted.
PDF page 3 — AAO finds three criteria; proposal-review record and physics research context.
PDF page 4 — Judging criterion met; original contributions analysis begins.
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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