Dismissed
O-1A
O-1A Dismissed — Engineering (2006): did not establish the beneficiary met at least three of the
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish the beneficiary met at least three of the required criteria for extraordinary ability. The AAO determined that citations to the beneficiary's work are not published material about him, his peer review of one manuscript was a routine professional obligation, and his research and patents were not proven to be of major significance to the field as a whole.
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Published Material In Professional Or Major Trade Publications Or Major Media About The Alien Evidence Of The Alien'S Participation On A Panel, Or Individually, As A Judge Of The Work Of Others Evidence Of The Alien'S Original Scientific, Scholarly, Or Business-Related Contributions Of Major Significance In The Field
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