Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Athletics (2020): the petitioner did not meet the required three evidentiary
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner did not meet the required three evidentiary criteria. The AAO found that submitted newspaper articles did not qualify as 'major media' and that winning races, while meeting the awards criterion, did not separately constitute an 'original contribution of major significance' to the field of running without evidence of a broader impact.
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Lesser Nationally Or Internationally Recognized Prizes Or Awards Published Material About The Alien Original Contributions Of Major Significance
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