Regulatory language: "Evidence satisfying criterion vi under the EB-1A regulatory framework." — 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(vi)
Dismissed · 2026 AAO reversed the prior denial of this criterion, acknowledging it had incorrectly applied standards from a different criterion. Articles published in Journal of Statistics and Economics, Journal of Business and Marketing, and Value Line were found to be scholarly articles in professional publications by a preponderance of the evidence.
Dismissed · 2020 Director found this criterion not met, but AAO reversed in part: dissertation published in IJSITA qualifies as a scholarly article in a professional publication. However, the IGI Global book chapter did not qualify as scholarly or professional, and the Springer conference paper was filed after the petition date.
Dismissed · 2020 AAO agreed with Director that articles published in journals including Journal of Applied Microbiology, Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, American Journal of Physiology, Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, and Cell Cycle satisfied this criterion.
Dismissed · 2020 AAO reversed Director's denial; found petitioner's co-authored financial journalism book qualifies as a scholarly/professional publication intended for learned persons in the field, regularly cited in academic articles and used as a university textbook.
Dismissed · 2026 Three of four Forbes Technology Council pieces were merely collections of quotes, not authored articles. The one bylined article lacked scholarly attributes (no citations, case studies, or empirical data). The beneficiary's personal blog (Fully Distributed) was not a professional publication under the statutory/regulatory definition.
Dismissed · 2024 Director granted criterion without analysis. AAO reversed, finding the evidence (SiteWorth Traffic data, screenshots pasted into letter, self-selected comparison websites) was inadequate and relied on a defunct Alexa-based service to establish that Bitsight and Towards Data Science qualify as professional or major trade publications.
Dismissed · 2026 Petitioner acknowledged she is not a researcher or academic; blog post, story excerpts, and book review did not qualify as scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications. Comparable evidence argument rejected because petitioner did not show the criterion does not readily apply to journalists.
Dismissed · 2025 Petitioner submitted short interview articles not authored by him and sought comparable evidence treatment, but failed to first establish that the scholarly articles criterion does not readily apply to his occupation. Even if it did not apply, interviews are not comparable to scholarly articles.
AAO reversed the prior denial of this criterion, acknowledging it had incorrectly applied standards from a different criterion. Articles published in Journal of Statistics and Economics, Journal of Business and Marketing, and Value Line were found to be scholarly articles in professional publications by a preponderance of the evidence.
Director granted criterion without analysis. AAO reversed, finding the evidence (SiteWorth Traffic data, screenshots pasted into letter, self-selected comparison websites) was inadequate and relied on a defunct Alexa-based service to establish that Bitsight and Towards Data Science qualify as professional or major trade publications.
Director found this criterion not met, but AAO reversed in part: dissertation published in IJSITA qualifies as a scholarly article in a professional publication. However, the IGI Global book chapter did not qualify as scholarly or professional, and the Springer conference paper was filed after the petition date.
AAO reversed SCOPS's favorable finding: the submitted scientific article was in Turkish without a full English translation as required; the publication's printout did not confirm the article was published in a professional journal; no circulation or audience data was provided.
The AAO remanded this EB-1A petition for a fund manager back to the Director after finding multiple legal errors in the
A bodybuilding promoter's motions to reopen and reconsider his denied EB-1A petition were both denied because he failed
The AAO dismissed a seventh combined motion to reopen and reconsider an EB-1A petition for an accounting and tax consult
AAO remanded this EB-1A petition for a global security expert because the Director improperly dismissed a timely motion
A collaborative pianist's EB-1A appeal was dismissed because he could only demonstrate two of the required three evident
The AAO remanded this EB-1A petition for a senior staff software engineer back to SCOPS because SCOPS reversed two previ
A competitive judo and jiu-jitsu wrestler from Kazakhstan sought EB-1A classification but fell short, meeting only one o
A table tennis coach's EB-1A petition was dismissed after she failed to meet even three of the required evidentiary crit
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