Electrical Engineer

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to meet at least three of the ten evidentiary criteria for extraordinary ability. Specifically, the Petitioner did not establish that published material about him was in professional or major media, that his original contributions were of major significance to the overall field, or that his organization had a distinguished reputation. The AAO found the evidence, including letters and testimonials, to be conclusory and lacking specific details to corroborate major significance or distinguished reputation. The record did not support a conclusion that the Petitioner established the acclaim and recognition required for the classification.

The Petitioner did not meet any of the 10 EB-1A criteria; specifically, academic honors from Kazakhstan did not qualify as national/international awards, and memberships in IEEE and IISE did not require outstanding achievements. Scholarly articles were not provided or proven to be in major media, and roles as an assembler or ride operator were not leading or critical. No specific citation or publication counts were validated as meeting the regulatory standards.

The AAO affirmed that the petitioner did not meet the 'original contributions of major significance' criterion (8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(v)), finding that evidence of published work, citations, and expert testimonials did not sufficiently demonstrate widespread implementation or major impact beyond the petitioner's employers. The AAO also concluded that the petitioner did not demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim, noting insufficient evidence for the notability of the conference where the petitioner judged and a lack of evidence showing widespread application or significant impact of the petitioner's research in mechanical engineering. The motion to reconsider was dismissed because the petitioner did not establish that the prior decision was based on an incorrect application of law or policy, or incorrect based on the evidence in the record at the time of the decision.