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The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim. Media coverage was not specific enough to her, judging experience was limited to one competition with vague criteria, and contributions (client letters, online course) did not show major significance to the field. Expert letters lacked sufficient detail, and evidence for high salary or company equity was either proposed, not comparable, or not shown to be high relative to the field. Articles submitted were either from school years, after the filing date, or too few to establish eligibility.

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to meet the minimum three evidentiary criteria for extraordinary ability. Specifically, the 'lesser nationally or internationally recognized awards' criterion was not met because the 'gold quality' diploma was issued to his company, not him personally, and lacked evidence of national or international recognition. Other claimed criteria (original contributions, leading role) were not evaluated due to the failure to meet the minimum threshold.