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- O-1AFilm, music, performing artsJun 2020Dismissed
A theater group petitioned for a scenic and projection designer under O-1 classification for extraordinary ability in the arts. The service center denied the petition. On appeal, the AAO found the matter moot because another petitioner's O-1 petition was approved, and dismissed the appeal as abandoned after no response to its notice.
Read → - O-1AFilm, music, performing artsFeb 2020Dismissed
Dismissed · 3 criteria reviewed0 of 3 criteria metRead → - O-1AFilm, music, performing artsFeb 2020Dismissed
Film production company petitioned for storyboard artist with O-1A extraordinary ability visa. Petitioner claimed at least three evidentiary criteria met but AAO found evidence satisfied fewer than three required criteria: no significant award, no lead role in distinguished productions, insufficient published material recognition.
0 of 3 criteria metRead →