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NIWEB-1A · High remunerationNot established
Case facts
Social Sciences
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · High remuneration
commanding a salary demonstrating exceptional ability
Why AAO was not persuaded
The Petitioner provided no comparative statistics or other supporting evidence, and he himself acknowledged on appeal that his salary evidence does not demonstrate exceptional ability.
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The Petitioner provided no comparative statistics or other supporting evidence, and he himself acknowledged on appeal that his salary evidence does not demonstrate exceptional ability.
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The student membership lacked evidence that the association is for professionals rather than students, and the Employees' Retirement Association was not shown to qualify as a professional association.
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The student membership lacked evidence that the association is for professionals rather than students, and the Employees' Retirement Association was not shown to qualify as a professional association.
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NIWlicense or certificationNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Social Sciences
Issue evaluated
license or certification
license or certification for a profession or occupation
Why AAO was not persuaded
The certificate reflects completion of an occupational training program but is not a license to practice or a certification for a profession or occupation.
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The certificate reflects completion of an occupational training program but is not a license to practice or a certification for a profession or occupation.
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recognition for achievements and significant contributions to the industry or field
Why AAO was not persuaded
The commendations praised the Petitioner's job performance but did not demonstrate that his work as a legal support intern constituted achievements and significant contributions to the industry or field of criminal justice.
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The commendations praised the Petitioner's job performance but did not demonstrate that his work as a legal support intern constituted achievements and significant contributions to the industry or field of criminal justice.
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AAO agreed the petitioner failed to establish ability to pay. Net income and net current assets from the parent's 2015 return were insufficient. AAO declined to treat cash assets in isolation from liabilities. Bank statements were inadequate as they show only point-in-time balances. Partial 2016 wage data was insufficient. The Sonegawa totality analysis failed because the petitioner lacked a sustained multi-year track record.
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AAO agreed the petitioner failed to establish ability to pay. Net income and net current assets from the parent's 2015 return were insufficient. AAO declined to treat cash assets in isolation from liabilities. Bank statements were inadequate as they show only point-in-time balances. Partial 2016 wage data was insufficient. The Sonegawa totality analysis failed because the petitioner lacked a sustained multi-year track record.
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AAO found the evidence established only an acquisition/parent-subsidiary relationship, not a merger or consolidation. A successor-in-interest under Matter of Dial Auto requires vesting of rights and obligations through amalgamation, consolidation, or similar transfer by operation of law, which did not occur here.
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AAO found the evidence established only an acquisition/parent-subsidiary relationship, not a merger or consolidation. A successor-in-interest under Matter of Dial Auto requires vesting of rights and obligations through amalgamation, consolidation, or similar transfer by operation of law, which did not occur here.
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60 months qualifying experience per labor certification
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO raised this issue sua sponte. The single experience letter failed to satisfy 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(g)(1) because no evidence linked the letter-writer's company as a successor or predecessor to the employer named in the labor certification, leaving the 2010–2012 period of experience unverified.
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AAO raised this issue sua sponte. The single experience letter failed to satisfy 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(g)(1) because no evidence linked the letter-writer's company as a successor or predecessor to the employer named in the labor certification, leaving the 2010–2012 period of experience unverified.
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