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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Citizenship Non-Precedent Decision of the and Immigration Administrative Appeals Office Services In Re: 8865906 Date: NOV. 30, 2020 Appeal of Nebraska Service Center Decision Form 1-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (Extraordinary Ability) The Petitioner, a martial arts athlete and coach, seeks classification as an alien of extraordinary ability. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) section 203(b)(l)(A), 8 U.S.C. § l 153(b)(l)(A). This first preference classification makes immigrant visas available to those who can demonstrate their extraordinary ability through sustained national or international acclaim and whose achievements have been recognized in their field through extensive documentation. The Director of the Nebraska Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the record did not establish that the Petitioner met the initial evidence requirements through receipt of a major, internationally recognized award or meeting three of the evidentiary criteria at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3). In these proceedings, it is the Petitioner's burden to establish eligibility for the requested benefit. See Section 291 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1361. Upon de nova review, we will dismiss the appeal. I. LAW Section 203(b)(l) of the Act makes visas available to immigrants with extraordinary ability if: (i) the alien has extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim and whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation, (ii) the alien seeks to enter the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability, and (iii) the alien's entry into the United States will substantially benefit prospectively the United States. The term "extraordinary ability" refers only to those individuals in "that small percentage who have risen to the very top of the field of endeavor." 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(2). The implementing regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3) sets forth a multi-part analysis. First, a petitioner can demonstrate international recognition of his or her achievements in the field through a one-time achievement (that is, a major, internationally recognized award). If that petitioner does not submit this evidence, then he or she must provide sufficient qualifying documentation that meets at least three of the ten criteria listed at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(i) - (x) (including items such as awards, published material in certain media, and scholarly articles). Where a petitioner meets these initial evidence requirements, we then consider the totality of the material provided in a final merits determination and assess whether the record shows sustained national or international acclaim and demonstrates that the individual is among the small percentage at the very top of the field of endeavor. See Kazarian v. USCIS, 596 F.3d 1115 (9th Cir. 2010) ( discussing a two-part review where the documentation is first counted and then, if fulfilling the required number of criteria, considered in the context of a final merits determination); see also Visinscaia v. Beers, 4 F. Supp. 3d 126, 131-32 (D.D.C. 2013); Rijal v. USCIS, 772 F. Supp. 2d 1339 (W.D. Wash. 2011). II. ANALYSIS The Petitioner is a martial arts athlete and coach in the disciplines of taekwondo, muay thai, and hapkido. He provided evidence indicating that he intends to continue serving as a martial arts coach or trainer in the United States. A. One-Time Achievement Given Congress' intent to restrict this category to "that small percentage of individuals who have risen to the very top of their field of endeavor," the regulation permitting eligibility based on a one-time achievement must be interpreted very narrowly, with only a small handful of awards qualifying as major, internationally recognized awards. See H.R. Rep. 101-723, 59 (Sept. 19, 1990), reprinted in 1990 U.S.C.C.A.N. 6710, 1990 WL 200418 at *6739. The House Report specifically cited to the Nobel Prize as an example of a one-time achievement; other examples which enjoy major, international recognition may include the Pulitzer Prize, the Academy Award, and an Olympic Medal. The regulation is consistent with this legislative history, stating that a one-time achievement must be a major, internationally recognized award. 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3). The selection of Nobel Laureates, the example provided by Congress, is reported in the top media internationally regardless of the nationality of the awardees, reflects a familiar name to the public at large, and includes a large cash prize. While an internationally recognized award could conceivably constitute a one-time achievement without meeting all of those elements, it is clear from the example provided by Congress that the award must be global in scope and internationally recognized as one of the top awards in the field. The Petitioner asserts that the gold medal he received as a member ofthel Iteam at theD International Taekwondo Federation (ITF)I I Championship inl Iqualifies as a major, internationally recognized award. 1 The evidence of this award includes a photograph of a gold medal 1 We take administrative notice that World Taekwondo, previously known as the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as "the worldwide legitimate governing body of the sport" and that taekwondo has been an official medal spo11 in the Olympic Games since 2000. See https://www.olympic.org/taekwondo, accessed on October 10, 2020. 2 from the event, a certificate identifying the national team ofl I as first place winners in the '----~-----~--' division, and pages from the website of the ITF confirming the results of this event. Although none of these items name the Petitioner, a letter from the State Agency for Tourism and Sport of thq Idated December 23, 1999, confirms that he was a member of this winning team and was subsequently conferred the title of"Master of Sport, International Class." In his decision, the Director noted that neither the medal nor the certificate name the Petitioner as the winner of this award. On appeal, the Petitioner asserts that "it is common for athletic awards not to include the names," and points to "extensive affidavits" which list awards received by the Petitioner. However, both the certificate and the results from the website of the ITF show that it was the team fro~ Iwhich received the award, and neither item lists the names of the members of that team. Although the evidence shows that the Petitioner was a member of the awarded team, this gold medal was awarded by the ITF to recognize the achievement of the team as a whole, as opposed to other awards listed on the web page which were awarded for individual achievements. We therefore agree with the Director and find that the evidence does not establish that this award was granted in recognition of the Petitioner's achievements. In addition, even ifwe were to consider the award to have been granted to the Petitioner in recognition of his achievements, he has not established that it is a major, internationally recognized award. We note that the Petitioner did not initially claim that this award qualifies as such, but did so when responding to the Director's request for evidence (RFE). In that response, he referenced "documentation previously submitted" as well as new evidence taken from the website of the ITF. That website evidence provides a history of the federation and a list of world championship tournaments it has held, but does not establish that the award for the team .__ ________, competition, or any of the other awards granted at those tournaments, receives the same level of international recognition as the awards mentioned above. While the record demonstrates that the team's success at this tournament was reported in a city weekly paper i~ I, the Petitioner has not shown that the tournament and its results were covered in top international media, or that the award is commonly known in the general public. For all of these reasons, we find that he has not established that the first place team award earned at the DITFI !championship qualifies as a major, internationally recognized award. B. Evidentiary Criteria Because the Petitioner has not established that he has received a major, internationally recognized award, he must satisfy at least three of the alternate regulatory criteria at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(i)-(x). The Director found that the Petitioner did not meet any of the evidentiary criteria at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(i)-(x). On appeal, the Petitioner asserts that he meets six of these criteria. After reviewing all of the evidence in the record, we find that while the Petitioner has satisfied the initial evidence requirement for this classification by meeting three of the evidentiary criteria, he has not established that he has garnered sustained national or international acclaim as a martial arts athlete and coach, and is not among the small percentage at the top of the field of martial arts. Documentation of the alien 's receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in the.field ofendeavor. 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(i) 3 As discussed above, the first place award given to the I !national team at theCJITF ._I_ ____. Championship does not recognize the Petitioner, nor does the evidence show that it was received by him. However, the record includes evidence of other prizes or awards which he did personally receive. These include several he earned for his participation as a martial arts athlete, such as placing in the national taekwondo championships i~ Iin 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2006, and in the country's muay thai championships in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014.
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