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EB-1AMarketing, media, communicationsIndividualDecided August 2025Dismissed

Outcome: Dismissed

AUG252025_01B2203

AwardsNot metOriginal contributionsNot metPublished materialNot metScholarly articlesClaimed, not analyzedFinal meritsNot met

Our summary

A media entrepreneur working in digital marketing sought extraordinary ability classification on her own behalf. She claimed many evidentiary criteria, and the appeal addressed awards, published material, original contributions and possibly scholarly articles. The AAO dismissed the appeal because the evidence lacked award criteria, proof of major media status, and proof of contributions of major significance.

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No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.

What was missing

  • Awards · No evidence of the criteria used to grant the awards, their recognition, or their link to excellence in the field.
  • Original contributions · Recommendation letters and company impact evidence did not show contributions of major significance in the field.
  • Published material · No circulation data or other evidence showing the publications are major media.
  • Final merits · Record does not show sustained acclaim or a place among the small percentage at the top.

Criteria

CriterionReadingWhy
AwardsNot metNo evidence of the criteria used to grant the awards, their recognition, or their link to excellence in the field.
Original contributionsNot metRecommendation letters and company impact evidence did not show contributions of major significance in the field.
Published materialNot metNo circulation data or other evidence showing the publications are major media.
Scholarly articlesClaimed, not analyzedClaimed but not analyzed in the condensed text; the regulation is only quoted in a footnote.
Final meritsNot metRecord does not show sustained acclaim or a place among the small percentage at the top.

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