Dismissed
O-1A
O-1A Dismissed — Martial Arts (2013): did not establish the beneficiary met the minimum
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary met the minimum evidentiary requirements for O-1 classification. The director initially found that the evidence only satisfied two of the required three regulatory criteria, and the AAO upheld this finding.
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