Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Advertising (2012): did not establish extraordinary ability by not meeting at
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish the requisite extraordinary ability by not meeting at least three of the regulatory criteria. For the 'prizes or awards' criterion, the petitioner failed to submit sufficient independent, objective evidence demonstrating that the awards received were nationally or internationally recognized for excellence in the field, as self-serving assertions and Wikipedia entries were not given weight.
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