Remanded
EB-1A
EB-1A Remanded — Applied Physics (2020): the Director's final merits determination was flawed
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Decision Summary
The appeal was remanded because the Director's final merits determination was flawed. The AAO found that the Director disregarded much of the petitioner's evidence, including expert letters and citation data, improperly limited the evaluation of scholarly articles to only first-author publications, and inappropriately assessed the petitioner's peer review experience. The case was sent back for a new decision that properly considers the totality of the evidence.
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Judging The Work Of Others Original Contributions Of Major Significance Authorship Of Scholarly Articles
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