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AAO EB-1A decision APR022019_01B2203

Submitting unverified or non‑prestigious awards without independent documentation will not satisfy the awards criterion and can lead to a motion dismissal if the petitioner also fails to meet three total criteria. Corroborating, independent evidence that the claimed awards are nationally or internat

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR022019_01B2203 Decision date not stated in the extraction Outcome motion_dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • artistic_display

  • awards

  • judging

  • published_material

Criteria Accepted

Not stated in the extracted decision plan.

Criteria Rejected

  • awards

  • published_material

Core Lesson

Submitting unverified or non‑prestigious awards without independent documentation will not satisfy the awards criterion and can lead to a motion dismissal if the petitioner also fails to meet three total criteria.

Evidence Issue

  • Corroborating, independent evidence that the claimed awards are nationally or internationally recognized.

  • Demonstration that the claimed awards satisfy the EB‑1A awards criterion.

  • Evidence meeting at least three of the ten EB‑1A criteria to trigger a totality‑of‑record review.

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