Dismissed
O-1A
O-1A Dismissed — Athletics (2021): did not establish the beneficiary met the required
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary met the required evidentiary criteria for extraordinary ability. The Director found the petitioner did not establish eligibility for the initially claimed criteria of awards, memberships, or published material. The AAO affirmed this conclusion, noting that for the membership criterion, the petitioner did not prove that the association required outstanding achievements of its members as judged by experts in the field.
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Awards Memberships Published Material Judging Critical Or Essential Capacity High Salary
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