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The petitioner submitted only partial English translations of the articles, failing to comply with the requirement for full certified translations. Additionally, the petitioner did not provide certified translations of the Chinese-language materials about the publications, so she failed to demonstrate they are professional or major trade publications or other major media.
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The petitioner submitted only partial English translations of the articles, failing to comply with the requirement for full certified translations. Additionally, the petitioner did not provide certified translations of the Chinese-language materials about the publications, so she failed to demonstrate they are professional or major trade publications or other major media.
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EB-1A · Leading / critical role
display of alien's work at artistic exhibitions or showcases
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AAO affirmed the director's finding that the petitioner meets the plain language requirements of this criterion based on submitted documentary evidence.
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AAO affirmed the director's finding that the petitioner meets the plain language requirements of this criterion based on submitted documentary evidence.
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AAO found that because the labor certification requires exclusively a U.S. master's degree and bars foreign equivalents and experience substitutions, and because the beneficiary's degree does not qualify as a U.S. master's degree for lack of regional accreditation, the beneficiary fails to qualify for the proffered position.
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AAO found that because the labor certification requires exclusively a U.S. master's degree and bars foreign equivalents and experience substitutions, and because the beneficiary's degree does not qualify as a U.S. master's degree for lack of regional accreditation, the beneficiary fails to qualify for the proffered position.
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Sole stockholder personal assets as ability-to-pay evidence
Why AAO was not persuaded
Because a corporation is a separate legal entity from its shareholders, personal assets of shareholders cannot be considered in determining the corporation's ability to pay the proffered wage.
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Because a corporation is a separate legal entity from its shareholders, personal assets of shareholders cannot be considered in determining the corporation's ability to pay the proffered wage.
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Existing loans are already reflected in the balance sheet and thus already considered in net current assets. Additionally, the petitioner failed to provide documentation of loan terms, and as the loans were not listed as current assets, it was not established they would become available cash.
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Existing loans are already reflected in the balance sheet and thus already considered in net current assets. Additionally, the petitioner failed to provide documentation of loan terms, and as the loans were not listed as current assets, it was not established they would become available cash.
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No facts paralleling those in Sonegawa were present to a sufficient degree. The petitioner did not demonstrate uncharacteristic business expenditures or losses, and the business showed a precipitous decline in gross receipts from 2007 to 2009, making the job offer unrealistic from 2008 onward.
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No facts paralleling those in Sonegawa were present to a sufficient degree. The petitioner did not demonstrate uncharacteristic business expenditures or losses, and the business showed a precipitous decline in gross receipts from 2007 to 2009, making the job offer unrealistic from 2008 onward.
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Net income in 2007 just barely met the $51,000 proffered wage ($51,253), but in 2008 it dropped to $5,874 and in 2009 became negative at -$19,221, falling far short of the proffered wage in both years.
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Net income in 2007 just barely met the $51,000 proffered wage ($51,253), but in 2008 it dropped to $5,874 and in 2009 became negative at -$19,221, falling far short of the proffered wage in both years.
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