dismissed O-1A Case: Business
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to meet the required three evidentiary criteria. While the director and AAO agreed that two criteria (critical/essential employment and high salary) were met, the petitioner's argument for meeting a third via 'comparable evidence' was rejected. The AAO found that the petitioner did not establish that the standard evidentiary criteria do not readily apply to the beneficiary's occupation, which is a prerequisite for submitting comparable evidence.
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