Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Canyoneering (2016): did not establish a promised brief in support of the
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to submit a promised brief in support of the appeal, leaving the record incomplete. The AAO's review of the existing evidence found that the petitioner did not meet the 'membership in associations' criterion, as he failed to demonstrate he held a membership classification requiring outstanding achievement and there were unexplained inconsistencies in the supporting letters.
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