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EB-1A EB-1A · Awards Established Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 30, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Awards nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO affirmed the director's finding that the petitioner meets the prizes or awards criterion.
Why this is useful
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View full reasoning + AAO affirmed the director's finding that the petitioner meets the prizes or awards criterion. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-30_02_B2203; source_row=16271
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · Leading / critical role Not addressed Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 30, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Leading / critical role leading or critical role for organizations or establishments
What the decision said
AAO did not address criterion (viii), finding three other criteria sufficient.
Why this is useful
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View full reasoning + AAO did not address criterion (viii), finding three other criteria sufficient. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-30_02_B2203; source_row=16276
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · Judging Established Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 30, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Judging participation as a judge of the work of others
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO affirmed the director's finding that the petitioner meets the judging criterion.
Why this is useful
See how invitations, completed assignments, and the nature of judging were documented and weighed.
View full reasoning + AAO affirmed the director's finding that the petitioner meets the judging criterion. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-30_02_B2203; source_row=16274
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · Published material Established Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 30, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Published material published material about the alien
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found the record contained articles in a professional publication and national newspapers discussing the petitioner's waterskiing participation, injuries, competition results, and accomplishments, satisfying criterion (iii).
Why this is useful
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View full reasoning + AAO found the record contained articles in a professional publication and national newspapers discussing the petitioner's waterskiing participation, injuries, competition results, and accomplishments, satisfying criterion (iii). Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-30_02_B2203; source_row=16273
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · Membership Not addressed Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 30, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Membership membership in associations requiring outstanding achievements
What the decision said
AAO did not address criterion (ii) in its analysis, finding three other criteria sufficient.
Why this is useful
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View full reasoning + AAO did not address criterion (ii) in its analysis, finding three other criteria sufficient. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-30_02_B2203; source_row=16272
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · Membership Not pursued Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 29, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Membership membership
What the decision said
The prior AAO decision found the membership criterion not met, and counsel did not contest this on motion.
Why this is useful
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View full reasoning + The prior AAO decision found the membership criterion not met, and counsel did not contest this on motion. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-29_01_B2203; source_row=16258
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · High remuneration Not pursued Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 29, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · High remuneration high salary
What the decision said
The prior AAO decision found the high salary criterion not met, and counsel did not contest this on motion.
Why this is useful
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View full reasoning + The prior AAO decision found the high salary criterion not met, and counsel did not contest this on motion. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-29_01_B2203; source_row=16262
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · Awards Not pursued Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 29, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Awards awards
What the decision said
The prior AAO decision found the awards criterion not met, and counsel did not contest this on motion.
Why this is useful
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View full reasoning + The prior AAO decision found the awards criterion not met, and counsel did not contest this on motion. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-29_01_B2203; source_row=16257
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · Judging Not pursued Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 29, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Judging judging
What the decision said
The prior AAO decision found the judging criterion not met, and counsel did not contest this on motion.
Why this is useful
See how invitations, completed assignments, and the nature of judging were documented and weighed.
View full reasoning + The prior AAO decision found the judging criterion not met, and counsel did not contest this on motion. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-29_01_B2203; source_row=16259
Open source dataset ↗ EB-1A EB-1A · Leading / critical role Not pursued Automated extraction · broader context
Apr 29, 2013 Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Leading / critical role leading or critical role
What the decision said
The prior AAO found this criterion met, but counsel did not raise it on the current motion.
Why this is useful
Use the reasoning to identify the specific factual or documentary gap AAO considered material.
View full reasoning + The prior AAO found this criterion met, but counsel did not raise it on the current motion. Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-04-29_01_B2203; source_row=16261
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