AAO Decisions — Page 19
Browse source-linked AAO extraordinary ability decisions and read the original USCIS documents. Archive page 19 of 125.
EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision AUG162024_04B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn; matter remanded. Review source status, procedural posture…
Editorial boards, neuroscience contributions, scholarly articles, and corroborating citations supported this researcher’s successful EB-1A appeal and petition approval.
EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision AUG172005_03B2203: Disposition not normalized in the review record; consult the official decision PDF.…
The AAO accepted an additional fellowship-membership category alongside media, role, and authorship, but found sustained acclaim unproven and dismissed the appeal.
Read AUG172021_01B2203, its procedural history, the AAO’s actual disposition, and page-linked corrections to the earlier summary.
Membership, scholarly articles, and leading role met initial criteria, but the record did not establish wider sustained acclaim. The fire specialist’s appeal was dismissed.
EB-1A outcome — AAO decision AUG182005_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Documented climbs did not substantiate the broader claimed record, qualifying memberships, media, organizational reputation, or comparative pay in this historical decision.
EB-1A awards — AAO decision AUG182017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Newer achievements, unsuitable wage comparisons, and unsupported reputation assertions did not overcome the prior decision; both motions were dismissed.
EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision AUG182025_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
This is an EB-2 national-interest-waiver case. The AAO accepted substantial merit but found national importance of the engineer’s specific endeavor unproven.
EB-1A outcome — AAO decision AUG192005_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO dismissed the appeal, finding that the investment researcher had not established at least three criteria or sustained national or international acclaim.
EB-1A awards — AAO decision AUG192005_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision AUG192005_04B2203: Appeal rejected. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO dismissed a performing artist’s appeal where translations, corroboration, and evidence of acclaim were insufficient in the record.
EB-1A outcome — AAO decision AUG192005_10B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO dismissed an EB-1A appeal for an NYSE financial researcher.
EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision AUG192005_12B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO dismissed a plant-science petition after finding the articles did not identify the researcher, the patent record did not establish his contributions, and proposed pay was unverified.
The AAO found judging and scholarly authorship met, but original contributions lacked demonstrated major field-wide significance.
Read this corrected decision summary for Aug192010_03B2203, with the original disposition, source passages, and USCIS PDF.
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The AAO accepted awards, VICE China coverage, and artistic display, but found the photographer’s overall record insufficient at final merits.
A critical role was accepted, but award recognition, coverage about the designer, and a salary comparison to similar directors were unproven.
The AAO accepted judging and regional account leadership but found association selection and minimum-wage comparisons insufficient for a third category.
The AAO acknowledged other researchers’ reliance on the work but found its major significance unproved, leaving judging and authorship as two accepted criteria.
The AAO dismissed the appeal in this non-precedent chemistry case.
EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision AUG192022_01B2203: Appeal dismissed as abandoned under 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(13). Review source status, procedural…
Three categories were accepted, but the AAO found the percussionist’s full record insufficient and reserved continued-work and U.S.-benefit issues.
EB-1A motions to reconsider — AAO decision AUG192025_01B2203: Motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Media, judging, authorship, and role were accepted. The AAO found sustained top-field acclaim unproven and dismissed the employer’s appeal.
Authorship was credited; the AAO found major significance unproven and reserved judging, despite actual citations and research reliance.
EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision AUG192025_04B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…
EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision AUG202010_01B2203: Appeal dismissed under summary-dismissal rule. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
The AAO found fewer than three criteria met and separately found no sustained acclaim or proof of the proposed U.S. work.
Judging, original contributions, and authorship were accepted. An unproven guest-editor invitation did not negate the scientist’s documented judging service.
EB-1A final merits — AAO decision AUG202021_01B2203: Appeal sustained; AAO found petitioner qualified for classification. Review source status, procedural…
The 2023 AAO remand addressed a misidentified specialty, mismatched exhibits, and overlooked citation comparisons. Read the pancreatologist's source decision.