Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Research Scientist (2018): the Director initially found the petitioner met three
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Decision Summary
The Director initially found the petitioner met three criteria (judging, original contributions, scholarly articles) but denied the petition. On appeal, the AAO disagreed with the Director's conclusion regarding the original contributions criterion, finding that the evidence did not establish that his work was of 'major significance' in the field. Since the petitioner was found to have met only two of the requisite three criteria, the appeal was dismissed.
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Judging Original Contributions Scholarly Articles
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