Skip to content
All EB-1A appeals

EB-1A appeals: Education

20 real anonymized AAO decisions on the EB-1A talent visa in Education - 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: 20 (100%) · remanded: 0 (0%) · sustained: 0 (0%)

Criteria in this field

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

All cases (20)

FAQ

How do EB-1A appeals in Education usually end?
Of 20 cases in the base: 20 dismissed (100%), 0 remanded (0%), 0 sustained (0%). These are appeals - mostly denials; you cannot derive visa approval odds from them.
Which criteria are counted most often in Education?
Counted most often: Scholarly authorship (10), Judging (10), Leading role (3). NOT counted most often: Awards (12), Original contribution (10), Published material about you (8).

Related

Approval stories

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.