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Management Analyst

Management Analyst · Brazil · 2025-03-27

Decision Date

2025-03-27

Location

Texas

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

0 of 3 criteria met

Nationally or Internationally Recognized Awards (Not Met)

The 1997 award was limited to young entrepreneurs and the Petitioner did not prove she was the direct recipient of her employer's quality trophy.

Membership in Associations (Not Met)

The Brazilian work card is a compulsory government registration for employment, not a membership requiring outstanding achievements judged by experts.

Original Contributions of Major Significance (Not Met)

Letters from colleagues described standard professional duties and did not establish that her methodologies were original or had a major impact on the field.

Leading or Critical Role (Not Met)

The evidence failed to show her roles were critical to the organizations' overall success or that the organizations possessed a distinguished reputation.

High Salary (Not Met)

The Petitioner provided salary data for business administrators rather than management analysts and did not show her income was high relative to others in her specific field.

Why This Petition Was Denied

The Petitioner failed to satisfy at least three of the ten EB-1A criteria; specifically, the youth award was not shown to be nationally recognized, and the Brazilian work card was a compulsory registration rather than a membership based on outstanding achievements. Additionally, evidence for original contributions and leading roles lacked specific details on how her work was of major significance to the field at large.

Evidence

Evidence Types

Awards

Professional Memberships

Original Contributions

High Salary

Evidence Submitted

Brazilian work and social security card
Recommendation letters from former colleagues
Academic record
Salary report from [Redacted] for business administrators
Accountant declaration of monthly income (R$ 15,000)

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Frequently Asked Questions

A dismissed EB-1A petition means USCIS found the evidence insufficient to meet the eligibility criteria. Common reasons include weak documentation, failure to meet the required number of criteria, or insufficient evidence of the claimed qualifications. Petitioners can refile with stronger evidence or explore alternative visa categories.

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Outcome dismissed

Criteria Met 0 / 3

Evidence Types 4

EB-1A Case Data

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Total Cases 881

Success Rate 52.9%

Sustained 466

Dismissed 299

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