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EB-1AEB-1A · High remunerationNot addressedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Business / Management
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · High remuneration
high salary or remuneration
What the decision said
AAO found the Director improperly applied a more restrictive standard requiring earnings specifically from employment as a 'construction CMS consultant,' whereas the regulation only requires high salary relative to others 'in the field,' which the Petitioner defined as business development in the construction industry.
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AAO found the Director improperly applied a more restrictive standard requiring earnings specifically from employment as a 'construction CMS consultant,' whereas the regulation only requires high salary relative to others 'in the field,' which the Petitioner defined as business development in the construction industry.
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AAO remanded without reaching the merits of this criterion, directing the Director to re-examine the evidence with proper analysis and without imposing novel requirements.
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AAO remanded without reaching the merits of this criterion, directing the Director to re-examine the evidence with proper analysis and without imposing novel requirements.
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membership in associations requiring outstanding achievement
What the decision said
AAO found the Director failed to address this criterion at all and remanded for the Director to analyze the evidence submitted under the membership criterion.
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AAO found the Director failed to address this criterion at all and remanded for the Director to analyze the evidence submitted under the membership criterion.
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