Dismissed EB-1A

EB-1A Dismissed โ€” Acrobatics (2009): did not establish sustained national or international

๐Ÿ“… 2009-07-16 ๐Ÿ‘ค Individual ๐Ÿ“‚ Acrobatics

Filing your own EB-1A? See how your CV maps to the criteria this decision turned on โ€” free strategy preview.

Get Your Free Strategy Preview โ†’

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim. The AAO determined that the awards submitted were from youth or junior-level competitions, which are insufficient to prove that the petitioner is one of the small percentage who have risen to the very top of the field of endeavor, as required for the extraordinary ability classification.

See how a decision like this gets cited in an EB-1A petition →

Criteria Discussed

Lesser Nationally Or Internationally Recognized Prizes Or Awards
๐Ÿ“„ Original decision (USCIS PDF)

Sign up free to download the original PDF

Filing your own EB-1A? Learn from this denial.

Upload your CV and see how your profile maps to the criteria the AAO flagged here โ€” free strategy preview, no credit card.

Map Your CV to These Criteria โ†’

No credit card required.