Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Fashion Modeling (2019): did not establish eligibility by meeting at least three of
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish eligibility by meeting at least three of the ten regulatory criteria. The AAO agreed with the Director that the petitioner only met the criterion for judging the work of others. The petitioner's beauty pageant title was not shown to be a nationally recognized award, and the submitted published materials were not about her work, were promotional, or lacked evidence of being in major media.
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Receipt Of Lesser Nationally Or Internationally Recognized Prizes Or Awards Published Material About The Alien Judging The Work Of Others Original Contributions Of Major Significance
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