dismissed
EB-1A
dismissed EB-1A Case: Financial Research
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish the beneficiary met the criteria for an alien of extraordinary ability. The evidence provided for claimed awards was insufficient, consisting of undocumented academic or internal institutional honors rather than nationally or internationally recognized prizes. The petitioner failed to provide primary evidence for most purported honors and did not establish the prestige of a research grant that was documented.
Criteria Discussed
Prizes Or Awards Membership In Associations
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