dismissed
EB-1A
dismissed EB-1A Case: Financial Equity Markets Research
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary met the claimed criteria. The purported prizes and awards were determined to be academic honors, internal institutional awards, or research grants, none of which qualified as nationally or internationally recognized prizes for excellence. Additionally, the petitioner failed to provide sufficient primary evidence for many of the claims.
Criteria Discussed
Prizes Or Awards Membership In Associations
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