AAO EB-1A decision APR302019_02B2203

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR302019_02B2203 Decision date not stated in the extraction Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

• awards

• commercial_success

• high_salary

• judging

• leading_critical_role

• membership

• original_contributions

• published_material

• scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

• published_material

• scholarly_articles

Criteria Rejected

• awards

• commercial_success

• high_salary

• judging

• leading_critical_role

• membership

• original_contributions

Core Lesson

EB‑1A petitions must include concrete, directly qualifying documentation for each criterion; indirect or comparable evidence such as academic degrees, generic salary claims, or unrelated publications will be rejected.

Evidence Issue

• Documentation that any awards were nationally or internationally recognized.

• Salary records or contracts demonstrating a high salary.

• Clear membership criteria and evidence that the organization required an advanced degree.

• Proof that the petitioner’s roles were leading or critical to the organization.

• Evidence that the petitioner’s original contributions were of major significance.

• Qualified published material (most articles were deemed not qualifying).

• Verification that the scholarly article met the regulatory requirements (flagged as potentially ungrounded).

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