Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Financial Research (2005): did not establish the beneficiary met the criteria for an
Filing your own EB-1A? See how your CV maps to the criteria this decision turned on — free strategy preview.
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish the beneficiary met the criteria for an alien of extraordinary ability. The evidence provided for claimed awards was insufficient, consisting of undocumented academic or internal institutional honors rather than nationally or internationally recognized prizes. The petitioner failed to provide primary evidence for most purported honors and did not establish the prestige of a research grant that was documented.
See how a decision like this gets cited in an EB-1A petition →Criteria Discussed
Prizes Or Awards Membership In Associations
📄 Original decision (USCIS PDF)
Sign up free to download the original PDF
Downloaded the case? Use it in your next draft →Filing your own EB-1A? Learn from this denial.
Upload your CV and see how your profile maps to the criteria the AAO flagged here — free strategy preview, no credit card.
Map Your CV to These Criteria →No credit card required.