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EB-1AEB-1A · Published materialNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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EB-1A · Published material
published material
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found three of the four articles lacked identified authors and thus failed regulatory requirements; the voakl.net blog article did identify an author but the record did not establish it constitutes a professional or major trade publication or major media. Moreover, none of the articles were actually about the Petitioner — they focused on projects or only briefly quoted or mentioned him.
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AAO found three of the four articles lacked identified authors and thus failed regulatory requirements; the voakl.net blog article did identify an author but the record did not establish it constitutes a professional or major trade publication or major media. Moreover, none of the articles were actually about the Petitioner — they focused on projects or only briefly quoted or mentioned him.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2019-08-07_04_B2203; source_row=24294 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
EB-1AEB-1A · Original contributionsNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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EB-1A · Original contributions
original contributions of major significance
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found the letters described high-profile projects and attested to the Petitioner's expertise but did not establish specifically what his original contributions were or how they amounted to contributions of major significance to the field at large. The letters showed benefit to the organizations involved rather than impact on the field as a whole.
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AAO found the letters described high-profile projects and attested to the Petitioner's expertise but did not establish specifically what his original contributions were or how they amounted to contributions of major significance to the field at large. The letters showed benefit to the organizations involved rather than impact on the field as a whole.
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The Petitioner did not hold a leadership position within ESA, and the evidence failed to show that her service as a position statement writer contributed in a way that was of significant importance to the success or standing of ESA. A general characterization of her role as 'critical' without specific examples is insufficient.
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The Petitioner did not hold a leadership position within ESA, and the evidence failed to show that her service as a position statement writer contributed in a way that was of significant importance to the success or standing of ESA. A general characterization of her role as 'critical' without specific examples is insufficient.
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AAO agreed the record confirms the Beneficiary served as a manuscript reviewer for professional journals such as JSM Pediatric Surgery and Saudi Medical Journal, satisfying the judging criterion.
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AAO agreed the record confirms the Beneficiary served as a manuscript reviewer for professional journals such as JSM Pediatric Surgery and Saudi Medical Journal, satisfying the judging criterion.
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EB-1AEB-1A · High remunerationEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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EB-1A · High remuneration
high salary
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found that the offer of employment stating $252,000 salary and $48,000 bonus, combined with BLS data showing the top 10% of civil engineers earned $132,880 and Australian salary data showing the Petitioner's income was well above the upper quartile, sufficiently established that the Petitioner commanded a high salary in relation to others in the field.
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AAO found that the offer of employment stating $252,000 salary and $48,000 bonus, combined with BLS data showing the top 10% of civil engineers earned $132,880 and Australian salary data showing the Petitioner's income was well above the upper quartile, sufficiently established that the Petitioner commanded a high salary in relation to others in the field.
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