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EB-1AEB-1A · Leading / critical roleNot established
Case facts
Social Sciences
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Leading / critical role
leading or critical role for organizations with distinguished reputation
Why AAO was not persuaded
Petitioner did not show specific duties, title, or impact establishing a leading or critical role, did not show the organizations had a distinguished reputation, and could not rely on a post-filing event.
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Petitioner did not show specific duties, title, or impact establishing a leading or critical role, did not show the organizations had a distinguished reputation, and could not rely on a post-filing event.
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membership in associations requiring outstanding achievements
Why AAO was not persuaded
Petitioner did not show that the associations require outstanding achievements judged by recognized national or international experts, nor that one of them is even a membership association rather than a credit database.
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Petitioner did not show that the associations require outstanding achievements judged by recognized national or international experts, nor that one of them is even a membership association rather than a credit database.
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AAO agreed that the petitioner's multiple published articles, abstracts, and conference proceedings were sufficient to establish eligibility under this criterion.
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AAO agreed that the petitioner's multiple published articles, abstracts, and conference proceedings were sufficient to establish eligibility under this criterion.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Original contributionsNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Social Sciences
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Original contributions
original contributions of major significance
Why AAO was not persuaded
Petitioner failed to show the impact of her book, public engagements, or app in the field; reference letters and quotations were conclusory or unauthenticated, and the app post-dated filing.
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Distinguish original work from evidence that the contribution had major significance across the field.
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Petitioner failed to show the impact of her book, public engagements, or app in the field; reference letters and quotations were conclusory or unauthenticated, and the app post-dated filing.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Published materialEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Social Sciences
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Published material
published material about the alien in professional or major trade publications or other major media
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO agreed that the television appearance on a major channel constituted published material about her in major media relating to her work in the field.
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AAO agreed that the television appearance on a major channel constituted published material about her in major media relating to her work in the field.
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AAO independently found the record deficient because it lacked required financial documentation for 2012, and the beneficiary's W-2 and earnings statements showed pay below the proffered wage and were not the type of initial evidence required by the regulation.
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AAO independently found the record deficient because it lacked required financial documentation for 2012, and the beneficiary's W-2 and earnings statements showed pay below the proffered wage and were not the type of initial evidence required by the regulation.
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beneficiary qualifications per labor certification
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO affirmed the Director's finding, noting unresolved inconsistencies in employment dates and full-time status across multiple claimed experience periods, overlap of claimed employment with full-time academic study, doubts about the credibility of certain employer letters, and the absence of adequate evidence of four years of IBM Cognos 8.1/8.2 experience.
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The AAO affirmed the Director's finding, noting unresolved inconsistencies in employment dates and full-time status across multiple claimed experience periods, overlap of claimed employment with full-time academic study, doubts about the credibility of certain employer letters, and the absence of adequate evidence of four years of IBM Cognos 8.1/8.2 experience.
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Five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the specialty
Why AAO was not persuaded
The experience letters on record document less than five years of qualifying progressive experience. Additionally, the beneficiary's claimed experience at one employer from July 1995 overlaps with his enrollment at the Indian university through May 1998, further reducing creditable experience. Total documented experience amounts to four years and nine months.
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The experience letters on record document less than five years of qualifying progressive experience. Additionally, the beneficiary's claimed experience at one employer from July 1995 overlaps with his enrollment at the Indian university through May 1998, further reducing creditable experience. Total documented experience amounts to four years and nine months.
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