Outcome: Dismissed
DEC102025_05B2203
Our summary
Restaurant entrepreneur seeks EB-1A extraordinary ability classification. Petitioner met at least three regulatory criteria but AAO affirmed denial, holding that meeting criteria alone does not establish extraordinary ability. Evidence lacked sufficient quality and probative value to demonstrate sustained national acclaim and placement among the very top.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.
What was missing
- Final merits · Evidence lacks probative value; petitioner failed to demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; decision focuses on final merits | |
| Not met | Evidence lacks probative value; petitioner failed to demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim |
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