Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Sciences (2011): while the petitioner met the technical requirement of
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because while the petitioner met the technical requirement of submitting evidence for three criteria (judging, original contributions, and scholarly articles), the evidence was found to be insufficient in the final merits analysis. The AAO concluded that the petitioner's achievements reflected routine duties and did not demonstrate the sustained national or international acclaim necessary to prove he is at the very top of his field.
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Judging The Work Of Others Original Contributions Of Major Significance Authorship Of Scholarly Articles
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