dismissed EB-1A Case: Athletics
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish sustained national or international acclaim. The AAO determined her Paralympic bronze medal did not qualify as a major, one-time achievement equivalent to a Nobel Prize, and she only provided persuasive evidence for one of the ten regulatory criteria. Furthermore, the evidence provided, such as her awards from 2000, was not recent enough to demonstrate that her acclaim had been sustained up to the time of filing.
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