AAO EB-1A decision AUG312023_01B2203

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG312023_01B2203 Decision date not stated in the extraction Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed Yes

Criteria Discussed

• awards

• commercial_success

• judging

• leading_critical_role

• original_contributions

• published_material

Criteria Accepted

Not stated in the extracted decision plan.

Criteria Rejected

• awards

• commercial_success

• original_contributions

• published_material

Core Lesson

Award and contribution evidence must include primary, contemporaneous documentation and a clear explanation of significance; promotional press releases or speculative commercial data are not enough.

Evidence Issue

• Primary, contemporaneous documentation of award receipt and explanation of award significance.

• Concrete evidence of major significance for original contributions; press releases alone were insufficient.

• Actual commercial impact data; the record showed only anticipated performance.

• First‑hand letters or official citations linking the petitioner to the claimed awards.

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