Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Surgery (2014): did not establish eligibility under the required minimum of
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish eligibility under the required minimum of three regulatory criteria. While the director had already credited the petitioner for judging the work of others and for authorship of scholarly articles, the AAO determined the evidence was not sufficient to prove original contributions of major significance to the field.
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Judging The Work Of Others Original Contributions Of Major Significance Scholarly Articles
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