EB-1A Dismissed — Plant Pathology (2018): did not establish she met at least three of the required
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate she met at least three of the required evidentiary criteria. While the Director credited her for meeting the criteria for judging the work of others and authorship of scholarly articles, the AAO found she did not establish that her original scientific contributions were of major significance to the field. The evidence, including her work's inclusion in a database, citation counts, and letters of recommendation, was deemed insufficient to prove the wider impact required by the regulations.
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