Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Plant Biology And Horticulture: the evidence failed to demonstrate the sustained national
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 evidence failed to demonstrate the sustained national or international acclaim required for the classification. The director found that brief citations of the beneficiary's work in treatises published many years prior were insufficient. Additionally, letters of support from the beneficiary's former supervisors and colleagues were not enough by themselves to establish original contributions of major significance, as they did not show the beneficiary had risen to the very top of the field.
See how a decision like this gets cited in an EB-1A petition →Criteria Discussed
Published Material About The Alien Original Scientific Contributions Of Major Significance
📄 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.