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EB-1AEB-1A · Final meritsReservedAutomated extraction · broader context
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EB-1A · Final merits
final merits determination
What the decision said
The AAO explicitly declined to conduct a final merits determination because the petitioner failed to satisfy the antecedent requirement of three types of qualifying evidence.
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The AAO explicitly declined to conduct a final merits determination because the petitioner failed to satisfy the antecedent requirement of three types of qualifying evidence.
Exact record locator: findings_long.parquet filename_stem=2012-07-05_02_B2203; source_row=14786 Revision: 081d2cac29dcadfec88fdd675d7a0c4294d72b3c
EB-1AEB-1A · Original contributionsNot pursuedAutomated extraction · broader context
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EB-1A · Original contributions
original contributions of major significance
What the decision said
The AAO considered this criterion abandoned because neither counsel nor the petitioner fully briefed the issue on appeal, providing no additional evidence or arguments identifying errors of law or fact in the director's analysis.
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The AAO considered this criterion abandoned because neither counsel nor the petitioner fully briefed the issue on appeal, providing no additional evidence or arguments identifying errors of law or fact in the director's analysis.
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The second accountant letter was unsigned and could not be considered. The first letter lacked corroborating tax records, an explanation of the methodology for the average income figure, and failed to isolate singing income from teacher/instructor salary. The record did not demonstrate reliable earnings evidence showing high salary or significantly high remuneration in comparison with others in the field.
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The second accountant letter was unsigned and could not be considered. The first letter lacked corroborating tax records, an explanation of the methodology for the average income figure, and failed to isolate singing income from teacher/instructor salary. The record did not demonstrate reliable earnings evidence showing high salary or significantly high remuneration in comparison with others in the field.
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AAO raised this issue independently on appeal. The petitioner filed multiple I-140s requiring proof of ability to pay combined wages, but the record lacked the necessary documentation to establish such ability.
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AAO raised this issue independently on appeal. The petitioner filed multiple I-140s requiring proof of ability to pay combined wages, but the record lacked the necessary documentation to establish such ability.
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Beneficiary meets minimum education requirement on labor certification
Why AAO was not persuaded
The labor certification required a master's degree with no alternate combination. EDGE/AACRAO resources indicated the beneficiary's three-year B.S. was comparable to two to three years of U.S. university study, and the MBA was comparable only to a U.S. bachelor's degree. The private evaluations were not persuasive because they lacked explanation of credit-hour methodology and were not peer-reviewed.
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The labor certification required a master's degree with no alternate combination. EDGE/AACRAO resources indicated the beneficiary's three-year B.S. was comparable to two to three years of U.S. university study, and the MBA was comparable only to a U.S. bachelor's degree. The private evaluations were not persuasive because they lacked explanation of credit-hour methodology and were not peer-reviewed.
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Beneficiary possesses qualifications required by labor certification
Why AAO was not persuaded
The beneficiary holds only a bachelor's degree; the credential evaluation combining education and experience to equate to a master's degree is impermissible because the ETA Form 9089 specifies a master's degree in business administration and does not allow substitution through a combination of education and experience.
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The beneficiary holds only a bachelor's degree; the credential evaluation combining education and experience to equate to a master's degree is impermissible because the ETA Form 9089 specifies a master's degree in business administration and does not allow substitution through a combination of education and experience.
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The wages paid to the beneficiary were substantially below the proffered wage in both 2009 and 2010, creating large deficiencies that must be covered by net income or net current assets.
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The wages paid to the beneficiary were substantially below the proffered wage in both 2009 and 2010, creating large deficiencies that must be covered by net income or net current assets.
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AAO rejected all of counsel's totality-of-circumstances arguments as unsupported by documentary evidence or legally insufficient. Bank statements are not an enumerated form of ability-to-pay evidence and do not show sustainable capacity; gross receipts are irrelevant because net income controls; the director replacement argument was speculative and unsupported; and future anticipated growth cannot substitute for demonstrate…
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AAO rejected all of counsel's totality-of-circumstances arguments as unsupported by documentary evidence or legally insufficient. Bank statements are not an enumerated form of ability-to-pay evidence and do not show sustainable capacity; gross receipts are irrelevant because net income controls; the director replacement argument was speculative and unsupported; and future anticipated growth cannot substitute for demonstrated ability as of the priority date. Additionally, the simultaneous filing of another immigrant petition further undermined the petitioner's ability to pay.
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