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EB-1AEB-1A · Published materialNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Published material
published material about the alien in major media
Why AAO was not persuaded
Advertisements and recipes are not 'published material about the alien' in major media, and the Petitioner did not show the publications qualify as major media.
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Advertisements and recipes are not 'published material about the alien' in major media, and the Petitioner did not show the publications qualify as major media.
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leading or critical role for distinguished organizations
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO withdraws the Director's favorable finding because letters did not establish that the Petitioner's guest-chef and festival-hosting roles were leading or critical, nor that the organizations had distinguished reputations.
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AAO withdraws the Director's favorable finding because letters did not establish that the Petitioner's guest-chef and festival-hosting roles were leading or critical, nor that the organizations had distinguished reputations.
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AAO agreed with the Director that the Petitioner satisfied the judging criterion based on her participation as a judge at the 2015 National Talent Competition.
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AAO agreed with the Director that the Petitioner satisfied the judging criterion based on her participation as a judge at the 2015 National Talent Competition.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Final meritsReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Final merits
final merits determination
What the decision said
AAO declined to perform the final merits determination because the Petitioner did not meet at least three criteria, but offered an alternative observation that the record would not support the requisite acclaim.
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AAO declined to perform the final merits determination because the Petitioner did not meet at least three criteria, but offered an alternative observation that the record would not support the requisite acclaim.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Final meritsReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Final merits
final merits determination
What the decision said
AAO declined to make a final merits determination because the initial evidentiary threshold was not met, while noting in dicta that the aggregate record would not support extraordinary ability either.
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AAO declined to make a final merits determination because the initial evidentiary threshold was not met, while noting in dicta that the aggregate record would not support extraordinary ability either.
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