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AAO EB-1A decision APR302026_03B2203

Avoid using generic benchmarks or membership in large societies as proof of high salary, commercial success, or original contributions; you must directly tie your specific work to measurable impact and meet the precise evidentiary standards for each criterion. No direct link between petitioner’s spe

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR302026_03B2203 Decision date not stated 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

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

  • leading_critical_role

Criteria Rejected

  • commercial_success

  • high_salary

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Core Lesson

Avoid using generic benchmarks or membership in large societies as proof of high salary, commercial success, or original contributions; you must directly tie your specific work to measurable impact and meet the precise evidentiary standards for each criterion.

Evidence Issue

  • No direct link between petitioner’s specific contributions and the brand’s commercial performance.

  • Chemist wage data deemed an inappropriate benchmark for the petitioner’s remuneration.

  • Insufficient proof that associate membership in Sigma Xi required outstanding achievement; the organization’s criteria were minimal.

  • Lack of evidence that the petitioner’s improvements were of major significance to the field as a whole.

  • Failure to demonstrate the petitioner’s role in formulating the reviewed product.

  • Scholarly articles were not shown to be in the claimed field.

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