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The record lacked regulatory required evidence (annual reports, tax returns, or audited financials) for 2013 and 2014, and the petitioner had at least six other pending I-140 petitions whose combined wage obligations were not documented.
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The record lacked regulatory required evidence (annual reports, tax returns, or audited financials) for 2013 and 2014, and the petitioner had at least six other pending I-140 petitions whose combined wage obligations were not documented.
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Beneficiary meets minimum education requirements of labor certification
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO compared the purposes and curricula of the university's Home Economics, Economics, and Management departments and found them substantially different. The home economics degree lacked in-depth coursework in economics, finance, management, business administration, market research, and negotiations — all relevant to the purchasing manager role — whereas the Economics and Management programs contained such coursework.
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AAO compared the purposes and curricula of the university's Home Economics, Economics, and Management departments and found them substantially different. The home economics degree lacked in-depth coursework in economics, finance, management, business administration, market research, and negotiations — all relevant to the purchasing manager role — whereas the Economics and Management programs contained such coursework.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Original contributionsNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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EB-1A · Original contributions
original contributions of major significance
Why AAO was not persuaded
Letters confirmed petitioner's talent and value but did not specifically identify original contributions or how they influenced the field. AAO offered an RFE to develop evidence of the temperature fluctuation work as a possible original contribution, but petitioner did not respond.
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Letters confirmed petitioner's talent and value but did not specifically identify original contributions or how they influenced the field. AAO offered an RFE to develop evidence of the temperature fluctuation work as a possible original contribution, but petitioner did not respond.
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beneficiary meets minimum educational requirements of labor certification
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found, based on the record including evidence submitted on appeal and in response to AAO's RFE, that the beneficiary meets the minimum education requirements as of the priority date.
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AAO found, based on the record including evidence submitted on appeal and in response to AAO's RFE, that the beneficiary meets the minimum education requirements as of the priority date.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Leading / critical roleEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
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EB-1A · Leading / critical role
leading or critical role for organizations with distinguished reputation
Why the evidence was persuasive
Reference letters established petitioner played a key role in achieving the company's distinctive reed voicing sound, and the company has a distinguished reputation as one of America's most admired organ builders.
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Reference letters established petitioner played a key role in achieving the company's distinctive reed voicing sound, and the company has a distinguished reputation as one of America's most admired organ builders.
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display of the alien's work at artistic exhibitions or showcases (via comparable evidence)
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO accepted that comparable evidence may apply to petitioner's unique occupation but found the submitted evidence did not credit petitioner by name and the audience would not be aware the organ represents his work; petitioner did not respond to the RFE seeking development of the comparable-evidence theory.
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AAO accepted that comparable evidence may apply to petitioner's unique occupation but found the submitted evidence did not credit petitioner by name and the audience would not be aware the organ represents his work; petitioner did not respond to the RFE seeking development of the comparable-evidence theory.
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minimum education requirements of labor certification
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO found, on de novo review with new evidence, that the beneficiary met the minimum educational requirements of the labor certification by the priority date.
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AAO found, on de novo review with new evidence, that the beneficiary met the minimum educational requirements of the labor certification by the priority date.
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Five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience
Why the evidence was persuasive
After the petitioner submitted additional documentation in response to AAO's NOID, the record established the beneficiary's possession of at least five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience by the priority date of August 8, 2012, satisfying both the classification requirement and the labor certification specification.
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After the petitioner submitted additional documentation in response to AAO's NOID, the record established the beneficiary's possession of at least five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience by the priority date of August 8, 2012, satisfying both the classification requirement and the labor certification specification.
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AAO found that based on plain language of the statute and the ordinary meaning of 'degree' in an academic context, the beneficiary possessed a foreign equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree upon completing his studies and exams (with diploma issued April 27, 2005), meaning the Director incorrectly held that the beneficiary lacked the requisite start date to accumulate five years of post-baccalaureate experience by August 8,…
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AAO found that based on plain language of the statute and the ordinary meaning of 'degree' in an academic context, the beneficiary possessed a foreign equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree upon completing his studies and exams (with diploma issued April 27, 2005), meaning the Director incorrectly held that the beneficiary lacked the requisite start date to accumulate five years of post-baccalaureate experience by August 8, 2012.
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