dismissed O-1B Case: Film Director
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish the beneficiary's extraordinary achievement in the motion picture industry. The AAO concurred with the Director's finding that the petitioner did not meet the criterion for a major award or at least three of the six alternative evidentiary criteria. Specifically, the evidence was insufficient to prove that the beneficiary's films had a distinguished reputation, which is required for the 'lead or starring participant' criterion.
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