EB-1ALife sciences and medicineIndividualDecided August 2025Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
AUG052025_02B2203
JudgingMetScholarly articlesMetOriginal contributionsNot metFinal meritsNot met
Our summary
Computational biology researcher sought EB-1A extraordinary ability classification. Claimed judging, scholarly articles, and original contributions criteria. AAO affirmed service center finding that petitioner met only judging and scholarly articles but failed original contributions of major significance criterion, falling short of three-criterion threshold, and thus ineligible.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
What the AAO accepted
- Judging · Decision confirms petitioner participated as judge of work of others in same or allied field
- Scholarly articles · Decision confirms petitioner authored scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications
What was missing
- Original contributions · Service center found petitioner did not make original scientific contributions of major significance; impact on field not demonstrated
- Final merits · Petitioner failed to meet at least three initial criteria; final merits determination not conducted per regulation
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Judging | Met | Decision confirms petitioner participated as judge of work of others in same or allied field |
 Scholarly articles | Met | Decision confirms petitioner authored scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications |
 Original contributions | Not met | Service center found petitioner did not make original scientific contributions of major significance; impact on field not demonstrated |
 Final merits | Not met | Petitioner failed to meet at least three initial criteria; final merits determination not conducted per regulation |
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