AAO research
Original contributions: source-linked AAO decisions, criterion status, citations, and procedural limits. Examples are not outcome rates or legal rules.
Direct answer: EB-1A Original contributions and major significance: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide organizes source-reviewed AAO material around one research question and links readers to the underlying decision records.
The completed matrix records 3653 decisions with a source-coded status for this criterion. It records 198 with at least one “met” state, 1846 with at least one “not met” state, and 1609 with other or unresolved states. Those categories may overlap within a decision and are not outcome rates.
How the case examples were selected
The linked decisions are examples for topic discovery from the completed source-review matrix. They do not represent every matching record, prove a universal standard, or establish an approval probability. Open each source and compare the issue, evidence, date, and procedural stage.
Source-reviewed decision examples
APR012013_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed.
not considered Official decision PDF.APR042018_01B2203 — A research scientist's appeal was sustained; he qualified as an individual of extraordinary ability.
met Official decision PDF.MAR202005_03B2203 — Appeal dismissed
Not met Official decision PDF.MAR052012_01B2203 — Appeal rejected as improperly filed; no AAO appellate jurisdiction over its own decision.
Not reached Official decision PDF.MAR042019_02B2203 — Appeal dismissed
Not met Official decision PDF.MAY252007_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed
Not met Official decision PDF.MAR232010_01B2203 — Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained and petition approved.
met Official decision PDF.JUN242005_24B2203 — Appeal dismissed
Not met Official decision PDF.MAY212013_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed
Not met Official decision PDF.JAN312025_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed
Not met Official decision PDF.DEC052011_01B2203 — Appeal rejected.
Not reached Official decision PDF.JUN242005_07B2203 — The appeal is summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v).
not reached Official decision PDF.SEP272019_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed
Not considered Official decision PDF.JUL172024_01B2203 — Appeal summarily dismissed.
not considered Official decision PDF.NOV162005_28B2203 — The appeal is summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v).
not reached Official decision PDF.OCT212005_06B2203 — Appeal dismissed
Not met Official decision PDF.
AAO decisions are individual, nonprecedent records. Distinguish the Director’s findings, petitioner assertions, the AAO’s holding, remand directions, and any issue not reached. Historical decisions may apply an earlier legal framework; this research is not current filing advice.
Current framework and corrections
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