Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Chef (2010): did not meet any specific error of law or fact in the
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Decision Summary
The appeal was summarily dismissed because the petitioner failed to identify any specific error of law or fact in the director's original decision. Instead of challenging the director's findings on the criteria of awards, leading role, and high salary, the petitioner attempted to introduce new evidence for the scholarly articles criterion on appeal, which is not a proper basis for appeal.
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Lesser Nationally Or Internationally Recognized Prizes Or Awards For Excellence Leading Or Critical Role For Organizations Or Establishments That Have A Distinguished Reputation High Salary Or Other Significantly High Remuneration Authorship Of Scholarly Articles
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