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- EB-1ASports and athletics2005Dismissed
Professional soccer player self-petitioner sought EB-1A classification. Claimed awards through team championships and tournament participation. AAO found championships too distant to show sustained acclaim and rejected improper application of visual arts criterion. Evidence insufficient to establish extraordinary ability at very top of field.
0 of 3 criteria metRead → - EB-1ASports and athletics2005Dismissed
A professional soccer player self-petitioned for EB-1A extraordinary ability. Decision found he failed to demonstrate intent to continue work in the United States at filing and lacked sustained national or international acclaim placing him at the very top of his field.
0 of 11 criteria metRead →