dismissed
EB-1A
dismissed EB-1A Case: Athletics
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim at the time of filing in 2005. The AAO found that her numerous awards from the 1980s and 1990s were not recent, and her U.S. collegiate awards were from the NAIA, which was not established as being at the very top of the field. Therefore, the evidence did not prove she had risen to the small percentage at the top of her field.
Criteria Discussed
Major Internationally Recognized Award Receipt Of Lesser Nationally Or Internationally Recognized Prizes Or Awards Membership In Associations Requiring Outstanding Achievement
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