EB1A denied
Recently received an EB1A denial despite having what I believed was a strong case and already holding an O-1 visa.
USCIS only accepted the “judging the work of others” criterion and denied the other 6 criteria presented.
PP and with known attorney.
Profile included:
400+ peer reviews
30+ publications
+1M income/compensation
Top ~2% salary level in my state
Master’s degree
20+ recommendation letters from well-known professors, C-level executives, and industry experts
Published media/articles about me and my work.
National and international industry awards.
The denial was not based on final merits determination they simply did not agree that the evidence satisfied most criteria.
The denial seemed like a template and no obvious reasons. e.g. the officer mentioned he doesn’t believe my salary among top paid people in my position in the state however the average people in my state same position paid not more than 200k based on department of labour and other websites.
Honestly surprised and trying to understand how USCIS is evaluating EB1A cases lately, especially at TSC
Any industry profiles approvals from TSC recently?