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Educator And Youth Development Facilitator, Associate Professor

Educator And Youth Development Facilitator, Engineering Of Informatics · 2025-02-05

Decision Date
2025-02-05
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

1 of 3 criteria met
Authorship of Scholarly Articles (Met)

The Director determined that the Petitioner satisfied this criterion relating to the authorship of scholarly articles.

Lesser Prizes or Awards (Not Met)

The petitioner provided four certificates of achievement, but failed to demonstrate they were nationally or internationally recognized prizes for excellence in the field.

Membership in Associations (Not Met)

The petitioner provided evidence of membership in the Professional Women Association "One Hundred Georgia Woman" but failed to show the association requires outstanding achievements of its members, as judged by recognized experts, as a condition of eligibility.

Participation as a Judge (Not Met)

The petitioner's role on a commission for defense of training reports for bachelor's-level IT programs was deemed insufficient, as judging undergraduate students is not considered judging the work of others 'in the field' as required.

Original Contributions of Major Significance (Not Met)

The petitioner's published scientific work, while considered for training material, was not shown to have already achieved major significance or impact in the field, only potential future impact.

High Salary or Significantly High Remuneration (Not Met)

The petitioner provided a bank statement and wage statistics from her home country, but failed to demonstrate her earnings were high in relation to others in the field, and new evidence was not considered on appeal.

Why This Petition Was Denied

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to meet the initial evidentiary requirement of either a one-time achievement or at least three of the ten regulatory criteria. Specifically, the AAO found she only met the 'scholarly articles' criterion, failing to demonstrate eligibility for 'lesser prizes or awards,' 'membership,' 'judging,' 'original contributions of major significance,' or 'high salary.' The decision emphasized that her work, while showing potential, did not establish *already realized* major significance or sustained national/international acclaim, which is required for individuals at the very top of their field.

Request for Evidence (RFE)

Unsuccessfully Addressed

The RFE requested evidence for the 'Membership in Associations' criterion, specifically requiring proof that the association uses nationally or internationally recognized experts to judge prospective members' outstanding achievements as a condition of eligibility. The petitioner responded with a letter confirming membership but did not provide the requested evidence regarding the association's selective criteria.

RFE Targets
Membership in Associations

Evidence

Evidence Types
Scholarly Articles
Awards
Professional Memberships
Judging Experience
Original Contributions
High Salary
Evidence Submitted
  • scholarly articles
  • four certificates of achievement
  • membership in Professional Women Association \One Hundred Georgia Woman\
  • election as a member of a commission for defense of training report of a bachelor's-level program in Information Technology
  • original published scientific work
  • bank statement and wage statistics

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Outcome dismissed
RFE Issued
Criteria Met 1 / 3
Evidence Types 6

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