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EB-1AEB-1A · Leading / critical roleEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Biomedical / Life Sciences
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Leading / critical role
leading or critical role
Why the evidence was persuasive
The Director found the leading or critical role criterion met, and AAO did not disturb this finding.
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The Director found the leading or critical role criterion met, and AAO did not disturb this finding.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2023-02-01_04_B2203; source_row=30902 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
EB-1AEB-1A · Original contributionsEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Original contributions
original contributions of major significance
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found that detailed expert letters and a 2019 Physics of Fluids article authored by NASA and Sandia scientists demonstrated the significance and impact of the Petitioner's DSMC computational geometry engine and modules, which were incorporated into NASA simulation tools.
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Distinguish original work from evidence that the contribution had major significance across the field.
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AAO found that detailed expert letters and a 2019 Physics of Fluids article authored by NASA and Sandia scientists demonstrated the significance and impact of the Petitioner's DSMC computational geometry engine and modules, which were incorporated into NASA simulation tools.
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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 final merits determination because the Petitioner failed to satisfy the initial evidence requirement of at least three criteria.
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AAO declined to conduct a final merits determination because the Petitioner failed to satisfy the initial evidence requirement of at least three criteria.
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AAO found the Petitioner did not establish broader implications beyond the clients served; HUBZone location was not specifically identified; and the projections of 40 employees and $3 million revenue lacked supporting detail and were not significant enough to rise to national importance.
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AAO found the Petitioner did not establish broader implications beyond the clients served; HUBZone location was not specifically identified; and the projections of 40 employees and $3 million revenue lacked supporting detail and were not significant enough to rise to national importance.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2023-01-31_02_B5203; source_row=30879 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
AAO found her degree in tourism and hotel management unrelated to a marketing-strategy endeavor, her marketing experience poorly documented (with employment dates inconsistent with a supervisor's letter), and client letters focused on travel planning rather than marketing.
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AAO found her degree in tourism and hotel management unrelated to a marketing-strategy endeavor, her marketing experience poorly documented (with employment dates inconsistent with a supervisor's letter), and client letters focused on travel planning rather than marketing.
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The Petitioner's salary was above the range shown but the salary screenshots combined levels 1, 2, and 3 technicians, skewing figures lower. Without level 2 and level 3 technician salary data separately, the Petitioner could not demonstrate a salary commensurate with exceptional ability.
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The Petitioner's salary was above the range shown but the salary screenshots combined levels 1, 2, and 3 technicians, skewing figures lower. Without level 2 and level 3 technician salary data separately, the Petitioner could not demonstrate a salary commensurate with exceptional ability.
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The Petitioner did not establish that his union membership qualified as membership in a 'professional' association. The record did not show the organization had a membership body requiring a U.S. baccalaureate degree or its foreign equivalent.
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The Petitioner did not establish that his union membership qualified as membership in a 'professional' association. The record did not show the organization had a membership body requiring a U.S. baccalaureate degree or its foreign equivalent.
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