EB-1B Dismissed — Pharmaceutics (2008): did not meet the evidentiary criteria for an outstanding

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to satisfy the evidentiary criteria for an outstanding researcher. The AAO determined that citations to the beneficiary's work did not qualify as 'published material about the alien's work,' and a single peer review activity, which occurred after the petition's filing date, was insufficient to demonstrate international recognition. The petitioner also failed to establish that the beneficiary's original research contributions had garnered widespread acclaim within the academic field.

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