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EB-1AFilm, music, performing artsIndividualDecided 2017Dismissed

Outcome: Dismissed

FEB082017_01B2203

JudgingMetAwardsNot metHigh salaryNot metOriginal contributionsNot metPublished materialNot metFinal meritsNot met

Our summary

Film director and screenwriter appealed EB-1A denial. Met only one of ten criteria (judging). AAO reversed director's favorable finding on awards and rejected claims of published material, original contributions, and high salary due to insufficient documentation and specificity.

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Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.

What the AAO accepted

  • Judging · Record supports participation as judge of work of others in field

What was missing

  • Awards · Awards not shown to be nationally or internationally recognized beyond presenting organization
  • High salary · Lacks proper comparison against others in same field with specificity
  • Original contributions · Work did not show major significance in field; future potential insufficient; lacks evidence of broader impact
  • Published material · Insufficient evidence that publications are major media at national or international level
  • Final merits · Record satisfies only one criterion; overall evidence does not establish required expertise level

Criteria

CriterionReadingWhy
JudgingMetRecord supports participation as judge of work of others in field
AwardsNot metAwards not shown to be nationally or internationally recognized beyond presenting organization
High salaryNot metLacks proper comparison against others in same field with specificity
Original contributionsNot metWork did not show major significance in field; future potential insufficient; lacks evidence of broader impact
Published materialNot metInsufficient evidence that publications are major media at national or international level
Final meritsNot metRecord satisfies only one criterion; overall evidence does not establish required expertise level

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