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AAO EB-1A decision Aug022006_01B2203

Provide certified translations for foreign award documents and clear, verifiable evidence of national‑level exhibitions; without them an EB‑1A petition for an artist will likely fail the awards and artistic display criteria. certified English translations of foreign award documentation; documentatio

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID Aug022006_01B2203 Decision date 2006-08-02 Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • artistic_display

  • awards

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

Not stated in the extracted decision plan.

Criteria Rejected

  • artistic_display

  • awards

  • scholarly_articles

Core Lesson

Provide certified translations for foreign award documents and clear, verifiable evidence of national‑level exhibitions; without them an EB‑1A petition for an artist will likely fail the awards and artistic display criteria.

Evidence Issue

  • certified English translations of foreign award documentation

  • documentation establishing national or international stature of the awards

  • evidence of exhibitions or displays at significant national venues

  • contemporaneous media coverage of the petitioner’s work

  • evidence showing sustained acclaim beyond 1999

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