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AAO raised ability to pay sua sponte and found the petitioner had not documented its capacity to pay the combined proffered wages to all beneficiaries of its multiple pending I-140 petitions.
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AAO raised ability to pay sua sponte and found the petitioner had not documented its capacity to pay the combined proffered wages to all beneficiaries of its multiple pending I-140 petitions.
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five years of qualifying post-baccalaureate experience
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO held the regulation requires the degree to be in hand before post-baccalaureate experience can accrue, found the expert evaluation and university letters internally inconsistent and unpersuasive, and concluded the operative date is September 15, 2004.
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AAO held the regulation requires the degree to be in hand before post-baccalaureate experience can accrue, found the expert evaluation and university letters internally inconsistent and unpersuasive, and concluded the operative date is September 15, 2004.
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AAO agreed that the petitioner submitted sufficient evidence, including published scholarly works in his field, to establish that he meets this criterion.
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AAO agreed that the petitioner submitted sufficient evidence, including published scholarly works in his field, to establish that he meets this criterion.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Final meritsReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Biomedical / Life Sciences
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Final merits
final merits determination
What the decision said
AAO explicitly declined to conduct a formal final merits determination because the petitioner did not meet the threshold of three criteria, but noted in dicta that the aggregate evidence does not demonstrate the required level of expertise.
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AAO explicitly declined to conduct a formal final merits determination because the petitioner did not meet the threshold of three criteria, but noted in dicta that the aggregate evidence does not demonstrate the required level of expertise.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Final meritsEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Final merits
final merits determination
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found that the evidence in the aggregate clearly demonstrates sustained national or international acclaim and that the beneficiary has risen to the very top of his field, noting his position at the #1 ranked endocrinology program, textbook chapters described as the definitive world reference, and expert attestation that very few physicians worldwide match his expertise.
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AAO found that the evidence in the aggregate clearly demonstrates sustained national or international acclaim and that the beneficiary has risen to the very top of his field, noting his position at the #1 ranked endocrinology program, textbook chapters described as the definitive world reference, and expert attestation that very few physicians worldwide match his expertise.
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NIWNIW · National importanceNot addressedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Social Sciences
Issue evaluated
NIW · National importance
substantial intrinsic merit
What the decision said
The prior decisions (both director and AAO on appeal) found that the petitioner sought employment in an area of substantial intrinsic merit; this prong was not disputed on motion.
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The prior decisions (both director and AAO on appeal) found that the petitioner sought employment in an area of substantial intrinsic merit; this prong was not disputed on motion.
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