EB-1ALaw, policy, social scienceIndividualDecided April 2025Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
APR102025_05B2203
Published materialMetScholarly articlesMetAwardsNot metHigh salaryNot metFinal meritsNot met
Our summary
Brazilian lawyer and business owner claims EB-1A extraordinary ability based on legal practice and labor reform publications. AAO held she failed to meet three required criteria; awards lack field-specific recognition and comparative salary data absent for self-employed practitioners.
Official PDF
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What the AAO accepted
- Published material · Director found criterion satisfied; no dispute on appeal
- Scholarly articles · Director found criterion satisfied; no dispute on appeal
What was missing
- Awards · Awards lack national or international recognition; criteria not field-specific; exclusivity and prestige insufficiently documented
- High salary · Self-employed attorney failed to provide comparative salary data for similarly situated self-employed attorneys
- Final merits · Insufficient criteria met; record lacks evidence of sustained national or international acclaim or top-tier field status
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Published material | Met | Director found criterion satisfied; no dispute on appeal |
 Scholarly articles | Met | Director found criterion satisfied; no dispute on appeal |
 Awards | Not met | Awards lack national or international recognition; criteria not field-specific; exclusivity and prestige insufficiently documented |
 High salary | Not met | Self-employed attorney failed to provide comparative salary data for similarly situated self-employed attorneys |
 Final merits | Not met | Insufficient criteria met; record lacks evidence of sustained national or international acclaim or top-tier field status |
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