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AAO EB-1A decision AUG262014_02B2203

If you do not contest a denied EB‑1A criterion on appeal, the AAO treats the issue as abandoned and will not review it. Objective sales figures or comparable market data to satisfy commercial_success; Concrete evidence showing substantial impact of the petitioner’s work in the comics market for orig

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG262014_02B2203 Decision date 2014-08-26 Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • artistic_display

  • awards

  • commercial_success

  • high_salary

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

Criteria Accepted

  • artistic_display

Criteria Rejected

  • commercial_success

  • original_contributions

Core Lesson

If you do not contest a denied EB‑1A criterion on appeal, the AAO treats the issue as abandoned and will not review it.

Evidence Issue

  • Objective sales figures or comparable market data to satisfy commercial_success

  • Concrete evidence showing substantial impact of the petitioner’s work in the comics market for original_contributions

  • Any argument on the abandoned criteria (awards, high_salary, leading_critical_role, membership, published_material) because the petitioner did not contest them on appeal

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