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Sales And Marketing · Jordan · 2025-04-09

Decision Date
2025-04-09
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

1 of 3 criteria met
Leading or critical role for distinguished organizations (Met)

The Director originally conceded this criterion, though the AAO reserved further discussion as the overall petition failed.

Lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards (Not Met)

The honorary doctorate and other certificates were not shown to be nationally or internationally recognized awards for excellence.

Published material about the alien in professional or major media (Not Met)

Articles lacked author credits, were promotional in nature, or did not contain substantial discussion of the Petitioner's work.

Original contributions of major significance (Not Met)

The Petitioner's patent was never registered, and there was no objective evidence that his ideas were implemented or influential in the field.

Authorship of scholarly articles (Not Met)

The submitted opinion piece was written for a general audience in a newspaper rather than a learned professional publication.

High salary or other significantly high remuneration (Not Met)

The evidence was for a role in procurement rather than sales/marketing, and the currency/amount relative to the field was not clearly established.

Why This Petition Was Denied

The Petitioner failed to meet the minimum of three criteria. Specifically, the honorary doctorate was not from a recognized institution, published materials lacked substantial discussion or author credits, original contributions (like the 'I-Mark' patent) were never actually registered or implemented, and salary evidence was inconsistent and from a different field (procurement).

Request for Evidence (RFE)

Unsuccessfully Addressed

The RFE requested corroboration for the significance of the Petitioner's contributions; the Petitioner provided letters that the AAO found to have negligible weight due to lack of objective proof.

RFE Targets
Original contributions of major significance

Evidence

Evidence Types
Awards
Media Coverage
Original Contributions
High Salary
Reference Letters Dependent
Evidence Submitted
  • ["2004 Patent application for 'I-Mark' (unregistered)", "Mobile application concept 'Feelings'", "Opinion piece in 'Al-Qabas' newspaper (2016)", "Advisory letters sent to Turkish government ministries", "Translated pay receipt from 2017", "Profile on 'Who's Who' (Man Hum) directory"]

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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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At a Glance

Outcome dismissed
RFE Issued
Criteria Met 1 / 3
Evidence Types 5

EB-1A Case Data

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Total Cases 919
Success Rate 53.0%
Sustained 487
Dismissed 315

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