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All EB-1A appeals

EB-1A appeals: Business

143 real anonymized AAO decisions on the EB-1A talent visa in Business - with the criteria and reasons broken down per case. These are appeals (mostly denials): a base for studying real reasons, not approval statistics.

Outcomes

Dismissed: 106 (74%) · remanded: 33 (23%) · sustained: 4 (3%)

Criteria in this field

Counted most: Leading role, Judging, Published material about you; NOT counted most: Awards, Original contribution, Published material about you

All cases (143)

FAQ

How do EB-1A appeals in Business usually end?
Of 143 cases in the base: 106 dismissed (74%), 33 remanded (23%), 4 sustained (3%). These are appeals - mostly denials; you cannot derive visa approval odds from them.
Which criteria are counted most often in Business?
Counted most often: Leading role (57), Judging (44), Published material about you (35). NOT counted most often: Awards (64), Original contribution (60), Published material about you (50).

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Other fields

Based on: 1,242 AAO EB-1A appeal decisions · issued Jan 2020 - Feb 2025 · USCIS: AAO non-precedent decisions · all decisions

Sources

Public anonymized AAO decisions. Reference information, not legal advice; the appeal sample skews toward denials and does not reflect approval odds.