Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Pianist: did not establish eligibility under the criteria for
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish eligibility under the criteria for nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards. The AAO concluded that the evidence submitted either lacked documentation to support the significance of the awards or demonstrated that the awards were merely local, provincial, or student-level competitions, which do not meet the high standard of sustained acclaim required for an alien of extraordinary ability.
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Lesser Nationally Or Internationally Recognized Prizes Or Awards For Excellence
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