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AAO EB-1A decision DEC132016_01B2203: journalism and failure to meet the three‑criterion threshold (waiver/abandonment)

Meeting only two EB‑1A criteria is insufficient; you must satisfy at least three, and each piece of evidence (e.g., published articles) must meet strict documentation and relevance requirements. Missing date and author information for several articles; No evidence the website is a major medium; Publ

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID DEC132016_01B2203 Decision date not stated in the extraction Outcome dismissed Field or occupation journalism Final merits discussed Yes

Criteria Discussed

  • judging

  • leading_critical_role

  • published_material

Criteria Accepted

  • judging

  • leading_critical_role

Criteria Rejected

  • published_material

Core Lesson

Meeting only two EB‑1A criteria is insufficient; you must satisfy at least three, and each piece of evidence (e.g., published articles) must meet strict documentation and relevance requirements.

Evidence Issue

  • Missing date and author information for several articles

  • No evidence the website is a major medium

  • Published articles did not focus on petitioner’s contributions

  • Petitioner satisfied only two of the required three criteria

  • Insufficient proof of sustained national/international acclaim for judging and leading role

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