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AAO EB-1A decision AUG062025_02B2203

Meeting three of the ten EB‑1A criteria is not enough; you must also provide convincing evidence of sustained national/international acclaim and that you are among the top small percentage of professionals in your field. evidence that the petitioner’s published methods were accepted or implemented b

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG062025_02B2203 Decision date not stated in the extraction Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed Yes

Criteria Discussed

  • judging

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

  • judging

  • original_contributions

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Rejected

  • published_material

Core Lesson

Meeting three of the ten EB‑1A criteria is not enough; you must also provide convincing evidence of sustained national/international acclaim and that you are among the top small percentage of professionals in your field.

Evidence Issue

  • evidence that the petitioner’s published methods were accepted or implemented by the field

  • clear documentation of sustained national or international acclaim

  • proof that the petitioner is among the small percentage at the very top of the field

  • clarification of self‑citation impact on citation metrics

  • explanation of how OpenAlex percentile figures were calculated

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