Dismissed
O-1A
O-1A Dismissed — Engineering: did not meet a specific erroneous conclusion of law or
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Decision Summary
The appeal was summarily dismissed because the petitioner failed to identify a specific erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact in the original denial. The petitioner argued that the director misclassified the beneficiary's field as business instead of science, but the AAO determined this was irrelevant as the evidentiary standard is the same for both fields under the O-1A classification.
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Sustained Acclaim Failure To Identify Error On Appeal
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