Chief Executive Officer

The Petitioner failed to meet the membership criterion as EMCOAN's constitution allows any content owner to join without proving outstanding achievements. The high remuneration criterion was not met because bank statements were inconsistent and did not distinguish salary from other income, and the salary surveys provided were contradictory. The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner did not demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim or that he is among the small percentage at the top of his field.

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim and that he is among the small percentage at the very top of the field, as required by section 203(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(2). The Petitioner's evidence, including two textbooks with 5,900 copies sold and a proposed acquisition offer of $1 million for his company, was deemed insufficient to establish the required level of acclaim or preeminence compared to others in the field. USCIS also noted the lack of objective documentation for the significance of his company's vendor status and the unproven nature of the acquisition.

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to meet at least three EB-1A criteria. The membership criterion was unmet as no bylaws or governing principles were provided; the published material criterion was unmet because the articles were about the employer's projects; and the judging criterion lacked specific dates and competition titles. Additionally, the original contributions were deemed to have impact only on specific companies rather than the field as a whole.

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner only satisfied one criterion (published materials) instead of the required three. Specifically, the awards submitted (e.g., Entrepreneurial Spirit 2012, H-E-B Quest for Texas Best) lacked evidence of national or international significance, and roles with the Association of Caribbean States and United Nations were not proven to be leading or critical.