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AAO EB-1A decision APR302026_06B2203

Petitioners must assert and substantiate at least three EB‑1A criteria; waiving unasserted criteria and failing to provide comparative salary data or evidence of an organization’s distinguished reputation will result in dismissal. Comparative salary data to benchmark the petitioner’s variable remune

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR302026_06B2203 Decision date not stated Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed Yes

Criteria Discussed

  • artistic_display

  • awards

  • commercial_success

  • high_salary

  • judging

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

  • judging

Criteria Rejected

  • high_salary

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • artistic_display

  • awards

  • commercial_success

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Core Lesson

Petitioners must assert and substantiate at least three EB‑1A criteria; waiving unasserted criteria and failing to provide comparative salary data or evidence of an organization’s distinguished reputation will result in dismissal.

Evidence Issue

  • Comparative salary data to benchmark the petitioner’s variable remuneration.

  • Evidence of the distinguished reputation of the organizations where the petitioner claimed a leading or critical role.

  • Documentation that membership in the cited association reflects outstanding achievement.

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