Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Cybersecurity (2021): did not establish the director erred in dismissing the
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the director erred in dismissing the motion to reopen. The AAO found that the beneficiary's memberships in IEEE and Sigma Xi did not establish sustained national or international acclaim, as the membership requirements were not sufficiently restrictive and evidence for one membership post-dated the petition filing.
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Membership In Associations Judging The Work Of Others Original Contributions Of Major Significance Authorship Of Scholarly Articles Leading Or Critical Role High Remuneration
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