EB-1A Dismissed — Neurosurgery (2022): did not establish eligibility for at least three of the
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate eligibility for at least three of the required evidentiary criteria. The AAO agreed with the Director that the petitioner met the criteria for judging the work of others and for authorship of scholarly articles, but found the evidence provided for awards and memberships was insufficient. The submitted awards were not shown to be nationally or internationally recognized, and the professional memberships did not require outstanding achievements beyond the standard qualifications for practicing neurosurgery.
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