All Cases
5 cases · 3 approved / sustained · 1 denied / dismissed · 1 remanded
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research and Development · United Kingdom
WeGreened EB-1A rfe approved
Pennsylvania 116 days 2025-12-10
The case was approved based on 6 peer-reviewed journal articles and 268 citations, which placed the petitioner in the top 1% of highly cited authors in their field. Additionally, the petitioner completed 18 peer reviews for prestigious journals, satisfying the judging and scholarly articles criteria.
Others
Biotechnology · United Kingdom
WeGreened EB-1A approved
20 days 2025-12-09
The petition was approved based on the satisfaction of at least three EB-1A criteria, including scholarly articles, judging, and original contributions of major significance. Specific metrics included 8 peer-reviewed journal articles, 904 citations, and 15 peer review assignments for influential AI and computational venues. The case was strengthened by evidence of competitive funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Roche GmbH.
Others
Sports · United Kingdom
USCIS EB-1A rfe remanded
Texas 2025-03-13
The AAO found the Beneficiary met the 'awards' criterion through British 'umpire of the year' honors and the 'leading/critical role' criterion via his duties training and assessing umpires for national associations. However, the 'published material' criterion was not met as articles lacked substantial discussion of the Beneficiary, and the 'high salary' criterion was unmet due to inconsistent documentation regarding total global earnings and the number of comparable employees. The case was remanded to address the 'judging' and 'comparable evidence' criteria which the Director previously ignored.
Coach
Sports · United Kingdom
USCIS EB-1A dismissed
2025-02-25
The motion to reconsider was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the prior decision misapplied law or USCIS policy. The AAO affirmed that the beneficiary did not meet the required three out of ten EB-1A criteria. The 2018 award lacked evidence of national or international recognition, and the FA Coaches' Club membership requirements were deemed basic, not 'outstanding achievements' judged by experts. Furthermore, the submitted articles about the beneficiary lacked evidence of appearing in 'professional or major trade publications or other major media' due to missing circulation/readership data and target audience information.
Others
Research and Development · United Kingdom
WeGreened EB-1A approved
California 29 days 2022-03-01
The approval was based on the petitioner meeting multiple EB-1A criteria, including 14 peer-reviewed articles and 2 laboratory protocols with 754 citations. He also demonstrated significant peer recognition through 12 instances of judging the work of others and evidence of major funding from the NIH and MRC. His pioneering methodologies in brain analysis using aquatic models further established his extraordinary ability.