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AAO EB-1A decision APR072026_02B2203
Board service alone does not satisfy the EB‑1A membership criterion unless the petitioner provides clear evidence of the organization’s selective membership standards and the beneficiary’s qualification. No documentation showing how the advisory/corporate boards select members or what qualifications
Decision Snapshot
Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR072026_02B2203 Decision date not stated Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated
Criteria Discussed
high_salary
leading_critical_role
membership
original_contributions
published_material
scholarly_articles
Criteria Accepted
Not stated in the extracted decision plan.
Criteria Rejected
high_salary
leading_critical_role
membership
published_material
Core Lesson
Board service alone does not satisfy the EB‑1A membership criterion unless the petitioner provides clear evidence of the organization’s selective membership standards and the beneficiary’s qualification.
Evidence Issue
No documentation showing how the advisory/corporate boards select members or what qualifications are required.
Wage data did not provide sufficient specificity to demonstrate a high salary relative to the occupation.
Failure to identify the individual author of articles and to establish the publications as major trade or professional media.
Petitioner did not satisfy the minimum of three EB‑1A criteria.
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