O-1A by profession — AAO data & evidence guides
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These are profession-specific O-1A Extraordinary Ability (nonimmigrant) (O-1A) guides built from 6,362 real USCIS AAO decisions. Each page maps the recurring denial pattern for that field onto the O-1A 8-criteria standard, with an evidence checklist drawn from cases that actually cleared review. Pick your profession below.
O-1A for software engineers847 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for physicians612 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for biomedical researchers521 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for AI and ML researchers389 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for data scientists315 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for mechanical and aerospace engineers298 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for electrical engineers274 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for chemists and materials scientists265 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for entrepreneurs and business owners234 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for physicists198 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for environmental and climate scientists187 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for social scientists and psychologists167 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for cybersecurity engineers156 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for economists and policy researchers143 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for mathematicians and statisticians134 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for agricultural and food scientists112 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for nurses and advanced healthcare providers89 AAO decisions analyzedO-1A for architects and urban planners76 AAO decisions analyzed
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