Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Religion (2009): the appeal was dismissed primarily because the petitioner's
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed primarily because the petitioner's field as a pastor does not fall within the statutorily designated fields of 'sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics' for the EB-1A classification. The AAO found this to be a dispositive threshold issue, making the petitioner ineligible. The decision also noted that, irrespective of the field, the petitioner had not established the necessary sustained national or international acclaim or met any of the regulatory criteria.
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Threshold Eligibility Of Field Sustained National Or International Acclaim Major Internationally Recognized Award General Regulatory Criteria At 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(H)(3)
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