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EB-1A appeals: Science

155 real anonymized AAO decisions on the EB-1A talent visa in Science - 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: 118 (76%) · remanded: 30 (19%) · sustained: 7 (5%)

Criteria in this field

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

All cases (155)

FAQ

How do EB-1A appeals in Science usually end?
Of 155 cases in the base: 118 dismissed (76%), 30 remanded (19%), 7 sustained (5%). These are appeals - mostly denials; you cannot derive visa approval odds from them.
Which criteria are counted most often in Science?
Counted most often: Scholarly authorship (121), Judging (105), Published material about you (35). NOT counted most often: Original contribution (90), Published material about you (54), Awards (50).

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.