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NIWlicense or certificationEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
license or certification
license to practice the profession or certification
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO agreed with the Director that the pilot's license satisfies this criterion.
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AAO agreed with the Director that the pilot's license satisfies this criterion.
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AAO noted the same chronological anomalies and the impossibility of five years of post-baccalaureate experience by September 2019. Because the Petitioner did not address this issue on appeal, it was deemed waived.
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AAO noted the same chronological anomalies and the impossibility of five years of post-baccalaureate experience by September 2019. Because the Petitioner did not address this issue on appeal, it was deemed waived.
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AAO agreed that the SNA membership satisfies this criterion, though it noted the record did not explain membership requirements or significance of this membership in the final merits analysis.
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AAO agreed that the SNA membership satisfies this criterion, though it noted the record did not explain membership requirements or significance of this membership in the final merits analysis.
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NIWten years experienceNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
ten years experience
at least ten years of full-time experience (employer letters)
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agreed that the letters lacked the regulatory required specifics including job duties, full- or part-time status, and dates of experience. No new evidence was submitted on appeal.
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AAO agreed that the letters lacked the regulatory required specifics including job duties, full- or part-time status, and dates of experience. No new evidence was submitted on appeal.
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recognition for achievements and significant contributions to the field
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO agreed that colleague letters providing general praise, without independent corroboration, did not establish recognition for achievements and significant contributions. The Petitioner did not explain specific contributions to the field with documentary evidence.
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AAO agreed that colleague letters providing general praise, without independent corroboration, did not establish recognition for achievements and significant contributions. The Petitioner did not explain specific contributions to the field with documentary evidence.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Original contributionsNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Medicine / Clinical
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Original contributions
original contributions of major significance
Why AAO was not persuaded
Support letters did not establish that the Petitioner's biopsychosocial evaluation model or other innovations had field-wide significance beyond local or single-institution impact. One letter was from a physician in a different specialty without relevant expertise to evaluate significance.
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Support letters did not establish that the Petitioner's biopsychosocial evaluation model or other innovations had field-wide significance beyond local or single-institution impact. One letter was from a physician in a different specialty without relevant expertise to evaluate significance.
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