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EB-1AEB-1A · Major awardNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Major award
one-time major internationally recognized award
Why AAO was not persuaded
The criterion was raised for the first time on appeal and could not be raised anew on motion; the AAO's prior finding that this criterion could not be advanced on appeal was not challenged or overcome.
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The criterion was raised for the first time on appeal and could not be raised anew on motion; the AAO's prior finding that this criterion could not be advanced on appeal was not challenged or overcome.
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EB-1AEB-1A · Published materialNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · Published material
published material
Why AAO was not persuaded
Foreign-language documents submitted in support of this criterion lacked proper English translations and certifications of translation, rendering them without evidentiary value.
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Foreign-language documents submitted in support of this criterion lacked proper English translations and certifications of translation, rendering them without evidentiary value.
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EB-1AEB-1A · High remunerationNot establishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Other
Issue evaluated
EB-1A · High remuneration
high salary or other significantly high remuneration
Why AAO was not persuaded
This criterion was raised for the first time on appeal and therefore could not be raised on motion. Additionally, the evidence submitted showed average salaries for unrelated occupations rather than salaries in relation to others in the petitioner's field.
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This criterion was raised for the first time on appeal and therefore could not be raised on motion. Additionally, the evidence submitted showed average salaries for unrelated occupations rather than salaries in relation to others in the petitioner's field.
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continuing ability to pay proffered wage from priority date
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO concluded the petitioner did not establish ability to pay through wages paid to the beneficiary (W-2 deficiencies of $54,638.22 in 2007 and $79,710.40 in 2008), net income, or net current assets, because aggregate wage obligations across multiple simultaneously pending petitions far exceeded the petitioner's resources.
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AAO concluded the petitioner did not establish ability to pay through wages paid to the beneficiary (W-2 deficiencies of $54,638.22 in 2007 and $79,710.40 in 2008), net income, or net current assets, because aggregate wage obligations across multiple simultaneously pending petitions far exceeded the petitioner's resources.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-06-04_02_B5203; source_row=16523 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
AAO analyzed wages paid (all below proffered wage), net income (negative or insufficient for every year 2008-2012), and net current assets (negative or insufficient for every year 2008-2012). Under the three-step ability-to-pay analysis, the petitioner failed at each step, and no additional Sonegawa-type evidence was submitted.
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AAO analyzed wages paid (all below proffered wage), net income (negative or insufficient for every year 2008-2012), and net current assets (negative or insufficient for every year 2008-2012). Under the three-step ability-to-pay analysis, the petitioner failed at each step, and no additional Sonegawa-type evidence was submitted.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2013-06-03_01_B5203; source_row=16512 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
NIWNIW · Waiver on balanceEstablishedAutomated extraction · broader context
Case facts
Medicine / Clinical
Issue evaluated
NIW · Waiver on balance
serves the national interest to a substantially greater degree than an available U.S. worker
Why the evidence was persuasive
AAO concluded that the substantially expanded citation record on appeal, together with witness testimony, demonstrates widespread reliance on the petitioner's work and establishes influence sufficient to outweigh the labor certification process.
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AAO concluded that the substantially expanded citation record on appeal, together with witness testimony, demonstrates widespread reliance on the petitioner's work and establishes influence sufficient to outweigh the labor certification process.
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beneficiary's qualifying work experience per labor certification
Why AAO was not persuaded
AAO found one experience letter non-compliant with 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(l)(3)(ii)(A) and identified unresolved inconsistencies between two ETA 9089s and a Form G-325A regarding the beneficiary's employment history; petitioner must produce independent objective evidence on remand.
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AAO found one experience letter non-compliant with 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(l)(3)(ii)(A) and identified unresolved inconsistencies between two ETA 9089s and a Form G-325A regarding the beneficiary's employment history; petitioner must produce independent objective evidence on remand.
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