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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision MAR272009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR272009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found seminar speaking did not show judging; Oracle user-guide and client implementation work did not establish original, field-wide major contributions; guides were not shown to be scholarly authored articles; and senior-consultant work at Oracle was not shown to be leading/critical. Overall evidence did not establish acclaim/top-of-field standing. (pp. 2–9).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR272009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 27, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Information technology consulting / enterprise software implementation |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center I-140 denial; AAO review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Adverse overall merits finding: record showed talent/experience but not sustained acclaim or distinction above almost all others in information technology consulting. (pp. 8–9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found seminar speaking did not show judging; Oracle user-guide and client implementation work did not establish original, field-wide major contributions; guides were not shown to be scholarly authored articles; and senior-consultant work at Oracle was not shown to be leading/critical. Overall evidence did not establish acclaim/top-of-field standing. (pp. 2–9)
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 | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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