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NIWten years experienceEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
ten years experience
ten years of full-time experience (8 C.F.R. § 204.5(k)(3)(ii)(B))
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO confirms the evidence supports its previous determination that the petitioner has met the ten-years-of-experience requirement.
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AAO confirms the evidence supports its previous determination that the petitioner has met the ten-years-of-experience requirement.
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AAO found that the foreign-language document lacked a sufficient translation certification, and the petitioner did not submit evidence describing her duties as a referee or showing she evaluated or judged the skills of participants rather than merely enforcing rules.
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AAO found that the foreign-language document lacked a sufficient translation certification, and the petitioner did not submit evidence describing her duties as a referee or showing she evaluated or judged the skills of participants rather than merely enforcing rules.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Published materialNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Published material
published material
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found that the blanket translation certification was insufficient to authenticate the foreign-language articles; two of the three foreign-language articles were either not about the petitioner or did not relate to her work as a competitor.…
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AAO found that the blanket translation certification was insufficient to authenticate the foreign-language articles; two of the three foreign-language articles were either not about the petitioner or did not relate to her work as a competitor. The one qualifying article appeared in a publication whose circulation data was not established, and the chesspalace.com article did not demonstrate significant national or international viewership.
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NIWNIW · Well positionedEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Chemistry / Chemical Engineering
Issue evaluated
NIW · Well positioned
national in scope
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found that the petitioner's body of work as a whole, including above-average citation rates from ISI Web of Knowledge data, demonstrated national and international impact on the field, and lower citation counts for more recent work were attributable to its recency.
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AAO found that the petitioner's body of work as a whole, including above-average citation rates from ISI Web of Knowledge data, demonstrated national and international impact on the field, and lower citation counts for more recent work were attributable to its recency.
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NIWNIW · National importanceEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Chemistry / Chemical Engineering
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial intrinsic merit
Why the evidence was persuasive
The petitioner's work on biosensors and analytical instruments, including devices with biomedical applications such as glucose detection and micropumps for lab-on-a-chip, establishes substantial intrinsic merit.
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The petitioner's work on biosensors and analytical instruments, including devices with biomedical applications such as glucose detection and micropumps for lab-on-a-chip, establishes substantial intrinsic merit.
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NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Chemistry / Chemical Engineering
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
national interest substantially greater than U.S. worker
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found that the petitioner's above-average citation rates and expert letters explaining the importance of his research sufficiently demonstrated that retaining his services outweighs the national interest inherent in the labor certification process.
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AAO found that the petitioner's above-average citation rates and expert letters explaining the importance of his research sufficiently demonstrated that retaining his services outweighs the national interest inherent in the labor certification process.
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AAO found that the petitioner's notable national rankings, based wholly on performance in tournaments, reflect on the nature of her finishes at various events and establish that her results constitute nationally or internationally recognized awards.
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AAO found that the petitioner's notable national rankings, based wholly on performance in tournaments, reflect on the nature of her finishes at various events and establish that her results constitute nationally or internationally recognized awards.
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AAO found that the letters submitted did not sufficiently describe the petitioner's actual duties, did not demonstrate the authors were authorized to represent their organizations, and did not explain how the petitioner's role was critical to the organizations or what her specific impact was.
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AAO found that the letters submitted did not sufficiently describe the petitioner's actual duties, did not demonstrate the authors were authorized to represent their organizations, and did not explain how the petitioner's role was critical to the organizations or what her specific impact was.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Final meritsReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Final merits
final merits determination
What the decision said
AAO declined to conduct a formal final merits determination because the petitioner failed to satisfy the threshold of three criteria, but noted in the alternative that the aggregate evidence would not support a finding of the required level of expertise.
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AAO declined to conduct a formal final merits determination because the petitioner failed to satisfy the threshold of three criteria, but noted in the alternative that the aggregate evidence would not support a finding of the required level of expertise.
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