Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Civil Engineering (2008): did not establish sustained national or international
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the director determined the petitioner had not established sustained national or international acclaim. The petitioner's 'best graduate student award' was considered institutional recognition in an educational setting, not a nationally recognized award for excellence in the field. Similarly, memberships in various engineering societies, including a specific committee, were not shown to require outstanding achievements as judged by experts, a key requirement for that criterion.
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