EB-1AHealthcare, clinicalIndividualDecided January 2021Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
JAN292021_01B2203
JudgingMetPublished materialMetScholarly articlesMetFinal meritsNot met
Our summary
Endodontics professor sought EB-1A classification. Met three initial criteria via committee work, publications, and scholarly articles. AAO affirmed but rejected final merits, finding stale citation record, large editorial boards, and ad hoc local committee positions insufficient to establish sustained national or international acclaim. Appeal dismissed.
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 · Service center finding not disturbed; petitioner served on scientific committees
- Published material · Service center finding not disturbed; articles about petitioner in journals
- Scholarly articles · Service center finding not disturbed; published in scientific journals
What was missing
- Final merits · Most recent highly-cited article from 2009; editorial board positions were large, not elite; insufficient evidence of sustained national or international acclaim
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Judging | Met | Service center finding not disturbed; petitioner served on scientific committees |
 Published material | Met | Service center finding not disturbed; articles about petitioner in journals |
 Scholarly articles | Met | Service center finding not disturbed; published in scientific journals |
 Final merits | Not met | Most recent highly-cited article from 2009; editorial board positions were large, not elite; insufficient evidence of sustained national or international acclaim |
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