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EB-1A appeals: Engineering

94 real anonymized AAO decisions on the EB-1A talent visa in Engineering - 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: 74 (79%) · remanded: 19 (20%) · sustained: 1 (1%)

Criteria in this field

Counted most: Scholarly authorship, Judging, Leading role; NOT counted most: Original contribution, Awards, Membership

All cases (94)

FAQ

How do EB-1A appeals in Engineering usually end?
Of 94 cases in the base: 74 dismissed (79%), 19 remanded (20%), 1 sustained (1%). These are appeals - mostly denials; you cannot derive visa approval odds from them.
Which criteria are counted most often in Engineering?
Counted most often: Scholarly authorship (52), Judging (51), Leading role (24). NOT counted most often: Original contribution (49), Awards (35), Membership (29).

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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.