Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Music (2012): did not establish the sustained national or international
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the director determined the petitioner had not established the sustained national or international acclaim necessary for an alien of extraordinary ability. The AAO upheld this decision, finding the petitioner failed to satisfy the regulatory requirement of submitting qualifying evidence under at least three of the ten evidentiary criteria.
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