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Job creation requirement (10 full-time jobs per investor)
Why AAO was not persuaded
The 2020 business plan is silent on the amount of EB-5 funds needed and does not explain how funds will be used to create jobs; its revenue projections (escalating from $2.5M to $14.5M annually) are contradicted by actual revenues of ~$1.4–1.8M per year; actual job creation stagnated at 74.4 jobs from end of FY2021 through end of FY2023, far below the projected 800+ jobs; and over $3.2M paid to contractors who ceased operat…
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The 2020 business plan is silent on the amount of EB-5 funds needed and does not explain how funds will be used to create jobs; its revenue projections (escalating from $2.5M to $14.5M annually) are contradicted by actual revenues of ~$1.4–1.8M per year; actual job creation stagnated at 74.4 jobs from end of FY2021 through end of FY2023, far below the projected 800+ jobs; and over $3.2M paid to contractors who ceased operations remains unaccounted for.
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Remaining eligibility issues (commercial enterprise qualification, funds at risk, lawful source of funds)
What the decision said
AAO declined to reach remaining eligibility issues because the job creation deficiency was dispositive, expressly reserving those issues for future consideration if the need arises.
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AAO declined to reach remaining eligibility issues because the job creation deficiency was dispositive, expressly reserving those issues for future consideration if the need arises.
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AAO found that the record lacked sufficient documentation to evaluate the equivalency of the foreign degree, but reserved the issue as unnecessary given the dispositive NIW finding.
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AAO found that the record lacked sufficient documentation to evaluate the equivalency of the foreign degree, but reserved the issue as unnecessary given the dispositive NIW finding.
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The Director found no evidence of commercial successes in the performing arts. On appeal, the Petitioner did not challenge this finding, effectively waiving review of this criterion.
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The Director found no evidence of commercial successes in the performing arts. On appeal, the Petitioner did not challenge this finding, effectively waiving review of this criterion.
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Director found and AAO acknowledged the Petitioner has participated as a judge in his field, though the record indicates he last judged competitions in 2013.
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Director found and AAO acknowledged the Petitioner has participated as a judge in his field, though the record indicates he last judged competitions in 2013.
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published material about the petitioner in professional or major media
Why the evidence was persuasive
Director found and AAO acknowledged the Petitioner is the subject of published material, specifically a 2005 interview with a circulation of over 7,000.
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Director found and AAO acknowledged the Petitioner is the subject of published material, specifically a 2005 interview with a circulation of over 7,000.
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