dismissed EB-1A
Chief Financial Officer
Precinct / County-Wide Capital Project Bonds · 2025-03-07
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 metLeading or critical role (Met)
The Director determined, and the AAO agreed, that the Petitioner performed in a leading or critical role for a distinguished organization.
Membership in associations (Not Met)
Petitioner failed to show that memberships in organizations like ASPPA or FPA required outstanding achievements rather than just dues or professional employment.
Published material about the alien (Not Met)
Articles and reports cited were either authored by the Petitioner or only mentioned her briefly, rather than being 'about' her and her work.
High salary or remuneration (Not Met)
The Petitioner compared her CFO salary to that of an economist, which was deemed an inappropriate occupational comparison.
Why This Petition Was Denied
The appeal was dismissed because the signatures on the appellate forms were not valid handwritten marks and the Petitioner only satisfied one criterion (leading/critical role). Specifically, memberships did not require 'outstanding achievements,' published materials were not 'about' the Petitioner, and salary comparisons were based on the wrong occupation (economist instead of CFO). No specific citation counts or award names were validated as meeting the EB-1A standards.
Evidence
Evidence Types
Professional Memberships
Media Coverage
High Salary
Leading Role
Scholarly Articles
Reference Letters Dependent
Evidence Submitted
- Leading or critical role for a distinguished organization (satisfied)
- Membership in CFA Institute, INAP, ASPPA, ICMA, FEI, FPA, and College of Metropolitan Economists
- Report co-authored regarding the state's retirement system
- Citation of a report in a book
- Articles in Houston Chronicle and Dallas Morning News mentioning co-authored reports
- 2022 and 2023 W-2 Wage and Tax Statements
- Counsel on $1.2 billion in total County-wide capital project bonds
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