From 2000 to 2004, he worked as a Physics/Math/Programming Tutor, an Adjunct Physics and Mathematics Instructor, and a Science Lecture Series speaker at Glendale Community College, California, in the United States.
He was also a member of a research group at the California Institute of Technology, located close to Glendale Community College, where he worked with American theoretical physicist Kip Thorne.
His teaching and tutoring work were carried out in a volunteer capacity, though he did earn some income as reported on a Form 1040.
[7] The AAO concurred with the reasoning offered by the California Service Center for denial, and provided additional elaboration on some points.
The AAO's decision did not admit any of the lines of evidence that the petitioner had used, noting that they either did not apply or fell far short of the level needed for EB-1 status.
According to immigration lawyer Cyrus D. Mehta, who informally helped with brainstorming, the purpose of seeking review was not to overturn the decision in its entirety but to discredit some of the AAO's reasoning.
[1] Although the decision was against the petitioner, the arguments included in the court's opinion were considered a victory by immigration lawyers at the time, accomplishing the purpose sought by the push to seek review.
[1] Pregerson, while concurring with Nelson's opinion, noted that Kazarian would have been an excellent candidate for the EB-2 visa (exceptional ability) and that it was a mistake on the part of his lawyer to suggest he apply for the EB-1.
This was consistent with the fact that Kazarian's original lawyer, George Verdin, was on the List of Currently Disciplined Practitioners maintained by the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
The USCIS described the two steps as follows:[10] The official version of the memo was published on December 22, 2010, and the changes to the Adjudicator's Field Manual were finalized.
[11][12] On August 18, 2011, the AAO announced that it was seeking amicus curiae briefs addressing its December 2010 policy memo.