Regional Accounting Manager

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to provide initial evidence meeting at least three of the ten EB-1A criteria. Specifically, the high salary criterion was not met as the provided wage surveys (glassdoor.com and salario.com) were deemed insufficient due to small sample sizes, lack of regional/experience differentiation, and outdated data, thus failing to establish significantly high remuneration. The 'leading or critical role' criterion was acknowledged as met, but the 'judging' criterion was reserved as it would not lead to the required three criteria.

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to establish that she met at least three of the ten regulatory criteria for extraordinary ability. Specifically, the Petitioner's work-related training certificates and employer-issued 'Employee of the Year' and 'Employee Referral Award' were not shown to be nationally or internationally recognized. Her role in selecting models for fashion shows was not considered judging the work of others. Her contributions, such as curating product collections and developing sales techniques, lacked evidence of major significance to the overall field. Her senior sales representative role was not proven to be leading or critical for a distinguished organization, and her salary evidence was deemed insufficient as it included post-filing data and lacked relevant comparative salary ranges.