Tagged #final-merits-determination
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
USCIS
USCIS Withdraws Appeal in Mukherji EB-1A Case; Final Merits Challenge Stands
USCIS has withdrawn its appeal to the Eighth Circuit in Mukherji v. Miller, leaving intact a Nebraska federal court ruling that the agency's final merits determination framework in EB-1A petitions was adopted unlawfully.
employment based
USCIS
O-1A Extraordinary Ability: Evidentiary Criteria for Sciences, Education, Business, and Athletics
What USCIS counts as 'extraordinary ability' for the O-1A visa: the eight regulatory criteria, the 2022 STEM update, and the final-merits determination that decides borderline cases.
nonimmigrant 7 min