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Job offer must demonstrate the position requires an alien of exceptional ability
Why AAO was not persuaded
The labor certification's plain-language requirements (a bachelor's degree or alternative high-school-plus-experience pathway with no special skills) do not demonstrate the position requires exceptional ability; counsel did not address the regulation.
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The labor certification's plain-language requirements (a bachelor's degree or alternative high-school-plus-experience pathway with no special skills) do not demonstrate the position requires exceptional ability; counsel did not address the regulation.
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Notice of filing/posting requirements (20 C.F.R. § 656.10(d))
Why AAO was not persuaded
BALCA's Luigi's Restaurant addressed timing of submission, not posting compliance; petitioner conceded the posting defect and abandoned the in-house-media issue on appeal.
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BALCA's Luigi's Restaurant addressed timing of submission, not posting compliance; petitioner conceded the posting defect and abandoned the in-house-media issue on appeal.
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Published material in professional publications (20 C.F.R. § 656.15(d)(1)(iii))
Why AAO was not persuaded
TV show participation is not 'published material in professional publications,' and the record contains no evidence the few articles in the record appeared in professional publications.
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TV show participation is not 'published material in professional publications,' and the record contains no evidence the few articles in the record appeared in professional publications.
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