AAO agreed with the Director that the certificates of appreciation lacked sufficient evidence of selection criteria and were not nationally or internationally recognized awards for excellence in the field of administrative services/facilities management; rather, they reflected employer recognition for performing job duties well.
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AAO agreed with the Director that the certificates of appreciation lacked sufficient evidence of selection criteria and were not nationally or internationally recognized awards for excellence in the field of administrative services/facilities management; rather, they reflected employer recognition for performing job duties well.
AAO found the Petitioner was performing ordinary job duties — assessing subordinates' performance and candidates' qualifications — rather than judging the work of others in the same or allied field of specification. The evaluations were in fields of military security compliance and linguistics, not in her claimed field of administrative services and facilities management.
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AAO found the Petitioner was performing ordinary job duties — assessing subordinates' performance and candidates' qualifications — rather than judging the work of others in the same or allied field of specification. The evaluations were in fields of military security compliance and linguistics, not in her claimed field of administrative services and facilities management.
AAO agreed that national importance requires showing the specific endeavor — not the broader field — has broader implications or prospective national impact. The record showed only that the Beneficiary designs components for one employer's audio products, which does not rise to national importance even though the fields of AI and advanced computing are broadly important.
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AAO agreed that national importance requires showing the specific endeavor — not the broader field — has broader implications or prospective national impact. The record showed only that the Beneficiary designs components for one employer's audio products, which does not rise to national importance even though the fields of AI and advanced computing are broadly important.
AAO found that the Petitioner's evidence of original contributions failed because the testimonial letters did not explain how the Beneficiary's work had major significance to the broader field, game reviews did not identify the Beneficiary's specific contributions, and the regulation requires field-wide rather than employer-specific major significance.…
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区分“工作具有原创性”与“原创贡献对整个领域具有重大意义”的证明。
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AAO found that the Petitioner's evidence of original contributions failed because the testimonial letters did not explain how the Beneficiary's work had major significance to the broader field, game reviews did not identify the Beneficiary's specific contributions, and the regulation requires field-wide rather than employer-specific major significance. The Petitioner's claims about widespread adoption of design principles were unsubstantiated.
AAO held that participation in an award-winning project is not documentation of personal receipt of a prize or award. The regulation requires that the individual actually received the award, not just participated in a project that won one. The AAO also noted that the Petitioner submitted no first-hand prize documentation such as certificates from awarding entities.
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AAO held that participation in an award-winning project is not documentation of personal receipt of a prize or award. The regulation requires that the individual actually received the award, not just participated in a project that won one. The AAO also noted that the Petitioner submitted no first-hand prize documentation such as certificates from awarding entities.
AAO agreed the criterion was not met, finding that while the Director erred in giving insufficient weight to web traffic data, the Petitioner still failed to show that the most substantive articles about the Beneficiary appeared in major trade publications or major media.…
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AAO agreed the criterion was not met, finding that while the Director erred in giving insufficient weight to web traffic data, the Petitioner still failed to show that the most substantive articles about the Beneficiary appeared in major trade publications or major media. Korean newspaper articles only listed the Beneficiary's name and title without substantial discussion of his work, and the publications with deeper coverage lacked circulation evidence to establish their status as major publications.
AAO affirmed its prior finding that the Petitioner's business plan with modest projected employment (eight employees by year five) and sales figures did not demonstrate national importance or substantial positive economic effects for the United States. The Petitioner's motion merely reargued previously considered evidence without identifying a specific legal or policy error.
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AAO affirmed its prior finding that the Petitioner's business plan with modest projected employment (eight employees by year five) and sales figures did not demonstrate national importance or substantial positive economic effects for the United States. The Petitioner's motion merely reargued previously considered evidence without identifying a specific legal or policy error.
AAO reserved this criterion because the Petitioner had already failed to meet at least three criteria, so addressing criterion (viii) could not change the outcome of the appeal.
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AAO reserved this criterion because the Petitioner had already failed to meet at least three criteria, so addressing criterion (viii) could not change the outcome of the appeal.
AAO declined to conduct a formal final merits determination because the threshold evidentiary requirement was not met, though it noted in dicta that the record does not establish the required acclaim.
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AAO declined to conduct a formal final merits determination because the threshold evidentiary requirement was not met, though it noted in dicta that the record does not establish the required acclaim.