dismissed EB-1B Case: Software Engineering
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because, while the petitioner provided evidence that technically qualified under two of the regulatory criteria (judging the work of others and authorship of scholarly articles), the AAO determined that this evidence reflected routine duties and did not establish that the beneficiary had achieved the required level of international recognition. In the final merits determination, the evidence failed to set the beneficiary apart in the academic community through eminence and distinction.
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