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AAO EB-1A decision APR162019_01B2203

Meeting only two EB‑1A criteria, even with many publications, is insufficient; you must provide clear, quantifiable evidence of major significance for the original contributions criterion and satisfy at least three criteria overall. no quantifiable evidence that the scholarly articles had major sign

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR162019_01B2203 Decision date not stated Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • judging

  • leading_critical_role

  • original_contributions

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

  • judging

Criteria Rejected

  • original_contributions

Core Lesson

Meeting only two EB‑1A criteria, even with many publications, is insufficient; you must provide clear, quantifiable evidence of major significance for the original contributions criterion and satisfy at least three criteria overall.

Evidence Issue

  • no quantifiable evidence that the scholarly articles had major significance (citation frequency not verified)

  • insufficient demonstration that the work was cited as authoritative or provoked widespread commentary

  • failure to meet the required three of ten EB‑1A criteria (only two were satisfied)

  • no challenge to the Director's denial of the leading‑critical‑role criterion

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