EB-1AOtherIndividualDecided 2009Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
Apr062009_02B2203
AwardsNot metMembershipNot metCommercial successClaimed, not analyzedExhibitionsClaimed, not analyzedHigh salaryClaimed, not analyzedJudgingClaimed, not analyzedLeading or critical roleClaimed, not analyzedOriginal contributionsClaimed, not analyzedPublished materialClaimed, not analyzedScholarly articlesClaimed, not analyzedFinal meritsNot met
Our summary
An inventor petitioned for EB-1A extraordinary ability in the sciences. The AAO dismissed the appeal, finding the petitioner did not meet the required criteria: awards were too old or undocumented, and association membership lacked outstanding achievement requirements, failing to demonstrate top-level sustained acclaim.
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No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.
What was missing
- Awards · Awards were too remote in time and not shown to be nationally or internationally recognized
- Membership · Membership in World Chinese Merchants Union Patent Committee required only activity or payment of dues, not outstanding achievement
- Final merits · Record does not establish sustained national or international acclaim placing petitioner at very top of field
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Awards | Not met | Awards were too remote in time and not shown to be nationally or internationally recognized |
 Membership | Not met | Membership in World Chinese Merchants Union Patent Committee required only activity or payment of dues, not outstanding achievement |
 Commercial success | Claimed, not analyzed | Criterion not claimed or analyzed |
 Exhibitions | Claimed, not analyzed | Criterion not claimed or analyzed |
 High salary | Claimed, not analyzed | Criterion not claimed or analyzed |
 Judging | Claimed, not analyzed | Criterion not claimed or analyzed |
 Leading or critical role | Claimed, not analyzed | Criterion not claimed or analyzed |
 Original contributions | Claimed, not analyzed | Criterion not claimed or analyzed |
 Published material | Claimed, not analyzed | Criterion not claimed or analyzed |
 Scholarly articles | Claimed, not analyzed | Criterion not claimed or analyzed |
 Final merits | Not met | Record does not establish sustained national or international acclaim placing petitioner at very top of field |
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