Executive Protection Consultant/Team Lead

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to meet the initial evidentiary requirement of satisfying at least three of the ten EB-1A criteria. Specifically, the Petitioner did not demonstrate national or international recognition for the 'I I' award, failed to show IEEE senior membership required outstanding achievements judged by experts, provided published material not 'about the alien' (lacking author and focusing on general topic rather than Petitioner's work), did not prove presentations were 'published scholarly articles' (only synopses/announcements provided), and lacked specific evidence for 'leading or critical roles' (general claims in support letter). The AAO reserved judgment on the Director's favorable conclusions for judging and high salary criteria, as the overall evidence did not establish the required sustained national or international acclaim.

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate eligibility for extraordinary ability. The petitioner did not receive a major internationally recognized award and failed to meet at least three of the ten evidentiary criteria. Specifically, the criterion for 'membership in associations' (8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(ii)) was not met as the ISSA membership did not require outstanding achievements judged by experts. The criterion for 'authorship of scholarly articles' (8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(vi)) was also not met because the submitted papers were graduate course requirements and not published in professional or major trade publications or other major media. Although the Director initially found the 'original contributions' criterion met, the overall count of met criteria remained insufficient.

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to satisfy the initial evidentiary threshold of meeting at least three of the ten criteria for extraordinary ability. Specifically, the Petitioner did not provide documentary evidence of membership in the International Association of Engineers (IAENG) or demonstrate that IAENG's membership requirements (which include undergraduate students) necessitate outstanding achievements as judged by national or international experts. The AAO reserved discussion on the other two claimed criteria (leading/critical role and high remuneration) as the failure to meet the membership criterion already meant the minimum of three criteria was not satisfied.