Dismissed
O-1A
O-1A Dismissed — Engineering: did not meet a specific error of law or fact, as required
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Decision Summary
The appeal was summarily dismissed because the petitioner failed to identify a specific error of law or fact, as required by regulation. The petitioner's argument that the director misclassified the beneficiary's field as 'business' instead of 'science' was found to be a matter of semantics, as the legal standard for extraordinary ability is the same for both fields.
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Sustained National Or International Acclaim Failure To Identify A Specific Erroneous Conclusion Of Law Or Statement Of Fact
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