Regulatory language: "Evidence satisfying criterion vii under the EB-1A regulatory framework." — 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(vii)
Specific documented evidence — see recent remanded cases for patterns that satisfied officers on appeal
Generic praise without specifics — letters without concrete examples of impact routinely fail
Officers cannot add requirements beyond the regulation.
The AAO remanded this EB-1A petition for a fund manager back to the Director after finding multiple legal errors in the
A bodybuilding promoter's motions to reopen and reconsider his denied EB-1A petition were both denied because he failed
The AAO dismissed a seventh combined motion to reopen and reconsider an EB-1A petition for an accounting and tax consult
AAO remanded this EB-1A petition for a global security expert because the Director improperly dismissed a timely motion
A collaborative pianist's EB-1A appeal was dismissed because he could only demonstrate two of the required three evident
The AAO remanded this EB-1A petition for a senior staff software engineer back to SCOPS because SCOPS reversed two previ
A competitive judo and jiu-jitsu wrestler from Kazakhstan sought EB-1A classification but fell short, meeting only one o
A table tennis coach's EB-1A petition was dismissed after she failed to meet even three of the required evidentiary crit
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