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remanded EB-1A RFE Issued

Biostatistician Researcher

Biostatistics Researcher · 2024-08-06

Decision Date
2024-08-06
Location
Nebraska
This case is from a USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) appeal decision. Appeal cases represent a subset of petitions and may not reflect typical outcomes.

Framework Evaluation

3 of 3 criteria met
Judging the work of others (Met)

The Director and AAO agreed the Petitioner participated as a judge of the work of others in the field.

Authorship of scholarly articles (Met)

The Petitioner authored scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications.

Original contributions of major significance (Met)

The Petitioner's research tools are widely cited, ranking in the 99.96% citation percentile, and are used by other researchers for biobank and COVID-19 data analysis.

Leading or critical role (Not Met)

The Director found the evidence insufficient; the AAO did not reach a conclusion on this as three other criteria were already met.

High salary (Not Met)

The Director found the evidence insufficient; the AAO did not reach a conclusion on this as three other criteria were already met.

Why This Petition Was Remanded

The Petitioner satisfied the judging and scholarly articles criteria. The AAO found the 'original contributions' criterion was met because the Petitioner's research ranked in the 99.96% citation percentile in biostatistics, with five articles in the top 10% of most-cited works. Expert letters confirmed his methodologies improved biobank data analysis and genetic research equity.

Request for Evidence (RFE)

Successfully Addressed

The RFE requested evidence for the three initially claimed criteria and allowed for alternate criteria. The Petitioner submitted evidence for five total criteria.

RFE Targets
Judging the work of othersOriginal contributions of major significanceAuthorship of scholarly articlesLeading or critical roleHigh salary

Evidence

Evidence Types
Peer Reviewed Publications
Citations
Reference Letters Independent
Judging Experience
Original Contributions
Evidence Submitted
  • Authorship of scholarly articles in professional publications
  • Participation as a judge of the work of others
  • Original scientific contributions of major significance (99.96% citation percentile)
  • Five scholarly articles in the top 10% of most-cited articles in the field
  • Two articles in the top 1% of most-cited articles in the field
  • Development of statistical genetic analysis tools used in COVID-19 and rare disease research

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At a Glance

Outcome remanded
RFE Issued
Criteria Met 3 / 3
Evidence Types 5

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Success Rate 52.8%
Sustained 466
Dismissed 300

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