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AAO EB-1A decision AUG192020_01B2203

Petitioners must provide qualifying evidence for at least three EB‑1A criteria; unchallenged denied criteria are deemed waived, so relying on only two met criteria leads to dismissal. Comparative salary data or market‑salary analysis to support the high‑salary criterion.; Documentation of the AAM as

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG192020_01B2203 Decision date not stated in the extraction Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • awards

  • high_salary

  • judging

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • published_material

Criteria Accepted

  • judging

  • leading_critical_role

Criteria Rejected

  • high_salary

  • membership

  • awards

  • published_material

Core Lesson

Petitioners must provide qualifying evidence for at least three EB‑1A criteria; unchallenged denied criteria are deemed waived, so relying on only two met criteria leads to dismissal.

Evidence Issue

  • Comparative salary data or market‑salary analysis to support the high‑salary criterion.

  • Documentation of the AAM association’s selection criteria and evidence of the expertise of its membership committee.

  • Evidence that the petitioner actually received the claimed awards.

  • Evidence of published material about the petitioner’s work.

  • Satisfying at least three EB‑1A criteria; only two were met.

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