Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Journalism (2021): the AAO found the petitioner did not meet the claimed
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the AAO found the petitioner did not meet the claimed evidentiary criteria. The national award presented was for contributions to the rail industry, not for excellence in journalism. Similarly, the published articles submitted were about the petitioner's amateur swimming activities or the rail industry, not about his work as a journalist.
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