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- O-1AArts, design, architecture2019Dismissed
Dismissed · 9 criteria reviewed1 of 9 criteria metRead → - O-1AHealthcare, clinical2019Dismissed
Social services organization petitioned for O-1A nonimmigrant visa for traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist. Beneficiary claimed four criteria but satisfied only one. AAO affirmed denial, finding no major award and fewer than three criteria met; insufficient for O-1A eligibility.
0 of 4 criteria metRead →