EB-1ABusiness and managementIndividualDecided 2017Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
APR132017_02B2203
AwardsNot metLeading or critical roleNot metMembershipNot metOriginal contributionsNot metPublished materialNot metFinal meritsNot met
Our summary
A medical business strategist recent graduate claimed five criteria. Awards were school-based and unrelated to claimed field; published articles were not about her; membership lacked required achievement standards; internship role lacked documented distinguished institution status. AAO found zero of three required criteria met and dismissed.
Official PDF
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No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.
What was missing
- Awards · Three dental school awards were not nationally or internationally recognized and did not relate to claimed field of medical business strategy.
- Leading or critical role · No evidence that organization has distinguished reputation or that petitioner's internship produced measurable institutional improvement.
- Membership · Petitioner did not establish association requires outstanding achievements as essential membership condition.
- Original contributions · Internship role and letter of recommendation do not establish original contributions of major significance.
- Published material · Four authored articles were not about petitioner; they did not meet plain language requirement of published material about the alien.
- Final merits · Aggregate evidence does not support level of expertise required for extraordinary ability classification.
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Awards | Not met | Three dental school awards were not nationally or internationally recognized and did not relate to claimed field of medical business strategy. |
 Leading or critical role | Not met | No evidence that organization has distinguished reputation or that petitioner's internship produced measurable institutional improvement. |
 Membership | Not met | Petitioner did not establish association requires outstanding achievements as essential membership condition. |
 Original contributions | Not met | Internship role and letter of recommendation do not establish original contributions of major significance. |
 Published material | Not met | Four authored articles were not about petitioner; they did not meet plain language requirement of published material about the alien. |
 Final merits | Not met | Aggregate evidence does not support level of expertise required for extraordinary ability classification. |
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