dismissed EB-1A Case: Poetry
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish sustained national or international acclaim. The AAO found the evidence for the 'prizes or awards' criterion to be insufficient, noting one award was regional and another was from a society where the petitioner was president, which undermines its significance as a national prize. The AAO concluded that a single questionable award from six years prior to filing did not demonstrate the required sustained acclaim at the very top of the field.
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