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AAO EB-1A decision APR082025_01B2203: aviation (pilot/consultant) and failure to meet the three‑criterion threshold (waiver/abandonment)

Generic salary surveys and a professional certification alone do not satisfy the high‑salary or membership criteria; you must provide occupation‑specific comparable salary data and show that any claimed membership requires outstanding achievement. Comparable salary evidence specific to the petitione

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR082025_01B2203 Decision date 2025-04-08 Outcome dismissed Field or occupation aviation (pilot/consultant) Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • high_salary

  • leading_critical_role

Criteria Accepted

Not stated in the extracted decision plan.

Criteria Rejected

  • high salary

  • leading critical role

  • membership in professional association

Core Lesson

Generic salary surveys and a professional certification alone do not satisfy the high‑salary or membership criteria; you must provide occupation‑specific comparable salary data and show that any claimed membership requires outstanding achievement.

Evidence Issue

  • Comparable salary evidence specific to the petitioner’s aviation consultant role

  • Documentation that the employing companies possess a distinguished reputation

  • Proof that FAA pilot certification meets the high‑achievement standard required for association membership

  • Initial evidence of a one‑time major award or documents satisfying at least three of the ten EB‑1A criteria

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