dismissed EB-1A Case: Materials Science
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to meet the minimum of three required evidentiary criteria. The AAO agreed that the petitioner met the criteria for judging the work of others and for authorship of scholarly articles. However, it concluded that the petitioner's evidence, including citation records and recommendation letters, was insufficient to demonstrate original scientific contributions of major significance to the field.
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