u/mimosa_zifandel_wine

Self-petitioned EB-1A in a research field. RFE response submitted on time through counsel. Just got the denial.

USCIS granted 4 of 10 criteria at Kazarian step one. Denial came at step two final merits.

Reading the notice, several things look like errors from unrelated cases:

• Awards section refers to my field as a completely different industry
• Membership section discusses a credential I never claimed and don't hold
• Leading/critical role section uses generic business language (sales, market share, clients) that has nothing to do with my actual work
• Multiple drafting artifacts: duplicated phrases, sentence fragments, misplaced punctuation

The final merits analysis also doesn't meaningfully engage with the strongest parts of the supplemented record.

Has anyone seen this pattern recently? For those who've filed I-290B based on documented record errors (not just disagreement with how evidence was weighed), what worked: Motion to Reconsider, AAO appeal, or both?