dismissed EB-1A Case: Petroleum Engineering
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because although the petitioner satisfied the initial evidentiary requirement by meeting three criteria (judging, authorship of scholarly articles, and a leading/critical role), the evidence considered in its totality was insufficient. In the final merits determination, the AAO concluded that the record did not demonstrate that the petitioner had achieved sustained national or international acclaim and was among the small percentage at the very top of his field.
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