O-1A Appeals: Medicine

Last updated 2026-09-02

The AAO dismissed 95.5% of O-1A appeals from Medicine petitioners in published non-precedent decisions from 2003–2023 (n=22). The criterion most often at issue was Awards or prizes.

Outcomes by Year

Year	Dismissed	Sustained	Total
2023	2 (—)	0	2
2010	3 (—)	1	4
2005	6 (—)	0	6
2004	2 (—)	0	2
2003	2 (—)	0	2

Criteria Breakdown

Criterion	In Dismissed	In Sustained	Total	Dismissal Rate
Awards or prizes	20	2	22	90.9%
Membership in associations	12	1	13	—
Judging	9	1	10	—

Example Decisions

Sustained2010-12-20The director initially denied the petition, concluding the beneficiary did not meet the required three evidentiary crite Dismissed2023-03-23The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary met at least three of the req Dismissed2023-02-06The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to prove the beneficiary met at least three of the required evide Dismissed2010-10-14The appeal was dismissed because even though the petitioner submitted evidence relating to three criteria, the AAO deter Dismissed2010-10-14Although the petitioner submitted evidence that technically met the minimum count of three criteria (judging, original c Dismissed2010-10-14The appeal was dismissed because, although the petitioner submitted evidence under three regulatory criteria (judging, o

Sample: published AAO non-precedent decisions collected from uscis.gov, 2003–2023. These are appeals, not all USCIS adjudications; approval rates here are not initial-filing approval rates. Read our full methodology.

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