Dismissed
O-1B
O-1B Dismissed — Culinary Arts (2011): did not establish the beneficiary qualifies as an alien of
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary qualifies as an alien of extraordinary ability in the culinary arts. The director found that the petitioner only submitted evidence to satisfy one of the required minimum of three evidentiary criteria. The director also found that the petitioner failed to submit the required advisory opinion from an appropriate peer group.
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