RFE prongs 2 & 3 - most points don’t make sense?
“Here, in reviewing the petitioner's education and experience, although due to the lack of an equivalency evaluation for her foreign degree, it does not renders her eligible for the requested classification, she has not nor has she adequately demonstrated that her academic accomplishments are sufficient in and of itself to demonstrate she is well positioned to advance her proposed endeavor.”
—> I have submitted a foreign degree equivalency in the original petition
“The articles were published in 2019, 2019, 2022, and 2023 receiving 103, 97, 26, and 16 citations (respectively). The remaining article received a few and some received no citations.”
—> I submitted 6 papers at time of filing, all with citations. Granted the latest one in 2025 was not cited many times at the time of filing but the rest had more than “a few citations”.
“The petitioner has not established that her co-authorship of a few "highly cited" paper with other researchers demonstrates a record of research success or otherwise renders her well-positioned”
—> not sure what the officer is looking for. All the papers are first-author except one that was co-authored.
“Lastly, the record does not indicate whether the petitioner's level of participation in the widespread peer review process represents a record of success in the field, is an indication that she is well-positioned to advance the proposed endeavor or reflects a level of interest in her work from relevant parties sufficient to meet Dhanasar's second prong. The petitioner also did not submit any evidence to establish the requirements for serving in such positions.”
—> I literally submitted 10 thank you emails from peer review services and the officer mentioned “did not submit any evidence”.
“The petitioner, however, has not sufficiently demonstrated that her published and presented work has served as an impetus for progress in the field or that it has generated substantial positive discourse in the industry. Nor does the evidence otherwise show that her work constitutes a record of success or progress in advancing her research.”
—> this is main reasonable one, which is probably asking me to get recommendation letters from dependent and independent sources.
Any advice? My case was eventually adjudicated at TSC instead of NSC that is the service center at initial filing.
