dismissed EB-1A Case: Performing Arts
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to meet the minimum requirement of three evidentiary criteria. The AAO determined that awards won by a production did not qualify as individual awards for the petitioner. Additionally, submitted articles about the petitioner did not meet the 'published material' criterion as they were from a local publication of unestablished significance and lacked author information, overturning the Director's initial finding.
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