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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision NOV142022_02B2203: Appeal sustained; petition approved (p. 5). Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV142022_02B2203: Appeal sustained; petition approved (p. 5). AAO found scholarly authorship, original contributions of major significance, and judging criteria met. More than 200 article citations, detailed research-colleague letters concerning tools/recording patches and application, and student advising/thesis supervision supported threshold eligibility. In final merits, AAO credited sustained acclaim, work at prominent U.S. institutions, prestigious NIH/NSF and other funding, research application, presentations and media recognition; concluded the researcher was among the small percentage at the top (pp. 2-5).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV142022_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 14, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in sciences; researcher with doctorate in physiology, doctoral work across institutions in Brazil, Chile, United States, and Italy (pp. 1-2). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; director found fewer than three initial criteria. AAO de novo review (p. 1). |
Operative disposition | Appeal sustained; petition approved (p. 5). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found scholarly authorship, original contributions of major significance, and judging criteria met. More than 200 article citations, detailed research-colleague letters concerning tools/recording patches and application, and student advising/thesis supervision supported threshold eligibility. In final merits, AAO credited sustained acclaim, work at prominent U.S. institutions, prestigious NIH/NSF and other funding, research application, presentations and media recognition; concluded the researcher was among the small percentage at the top (pp. 2-5).
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 met |
Judging the work of others | met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | met |
Scholarly authorship | met — source PDF |
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 holds and limits
"Names, institutions and research subjects are redacted in the source; do not attempt to infer them."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: Appeal cover; researcher and appeal identified; AAO announces it will sustain appeal.; p2: Education and research history; claimed criteria; two-step framework; authorship criterion and >200 citations.; p3: Original-contribution framework and evidence: colleagues, tools, recording patches, collaborations, research application and grants; criterion met.; p4: Judging evidence and criterion met; three published-material items found deficient.; p5: Final-merits review; research acclaim/funding/impact and continued-work determination; conclusion and sustained order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Strong, narrow approval example for researchers: distinguishes citation quantity from substantive evidence by combining citations with detailed independent letters, documented use/application, grants and final-merits context. Source supports an evidence-pattern summary, not a guarantee. Eligible for source-cited research-approval summary; preserve redactions and do not overstate the masked research area.
Editorial use note: Eligible for source-cited research-approval summary; preserve redactions and do not overstate the masked research area.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Appeal cover; researcher and appeal identified; AAO announces it will sustain appeal.
PDF page 4 — Judging evidence and criterion met; three published-material items found deficient.
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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