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Page 36 opinions statements submitted as expert testimony. See Matter of Caron International, 19 I&N Dec. at 795. However, USCIS is ultimately responsible for making the final determination regarding an alien's eligibility for the benefit sought. [d. The submission of letters from individuals, especially when they are colleagues of the beneficiary without any prior knowledge of the petitioner's work, supporting the petition is not presumptive evidence of eligibility; USC IS may evaluate the content of those letters as to whether they support the alien's eligibility. See id. at 795-796; see also Matter (!f V-K-, 24 I&N Dec. at 500, n.2. While the AAO found that the beneficiary failed to meet the leading or critical role criterion pursuant to the regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(viii), the AAO notes that the petitioner demonstrated that the beneficiary performed in a leading or critical role for PNN and the petitioner without establishing that they have distinguished reputations. Evidence of the beneficiary'S roles with organizations that have a distinguished reputation is far more persuasive that the beneficiary "is one of that small percentage who have risen to the very top of the field of endeavor." See 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(2). Finally, the AAO cannot ignore that the statute requires the petitioner to submit "extensive documentation" of the beneficiary's sustained national or international acclaim. See section 203(b)(1 )(A) of the Act. The commentary for the proposed regulations implementing section 203(b)(l)(A)(i) of the Act provide that the "intent of Congress that a very high standard be set for aliens of extraordinary ability is reflected in this regulation by requiring the petitioner to present more extensive documentation than that required" for lesser classifications. 56 Fed. Reg. 30703, 30704 (July 5, 1991). Although the AAO found that the beneficiary failed to meet the scholarly articles criterion pursuant to the regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(vi), the AAO notes that the petitioner failed to submit any English translations reflecting that the beneficiary'S blogs were, in fact, scholarly articles. Again, the petitioner submitted numerous foreign language documents without any English language translations pursuant to the regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(3). The AAO is not persuaded that such evidence that fails to comply with the basic regulatory requirements equates to "extensive documentation" and is demonstrative of this highly restrictive classification. The truth is to be determined not by the quantity of evidence alone but by its quality. Matter of Chawathe, 25 I&N Dec. 369 (AAO 2010) citing Matter of E-M- 20 I&N Dec. 77,80 (Comm'r. 1989). In this matter, the evidence of record falls short of demonstrating the benficiary's sustained national or international acclaim as a vice president in advertising and marketing. The regulation at 8 c.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3) requires "[a] petition for an alien of extraordinary ability must be accompanied by evidence that the alien has sustained national or international acclaim and this his or her achievements have been recognized in the field of expertise." While the petitioner submitted documentation demonstrating that the beneficiary is active in the advertising and marketing field, the documentary evidence is not consistent with or indicative of sustained national or international acclaim. The conclusion the AAO reaches by considering the evidence to meet each category of evidence at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3) separately is consistent with a review of the evidence in the aggregate.
.. ' Page 37 Ultimately, the evidence in the aggregate does not distinguish the beneficiary as one of that small percentage who has risen to the very top of the field of endeavor. 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(2). The petitioner seeks a highly restrictive visa classification for the beneficiary, intended for individuals at the top of their respective fields, rather than for individuals progressing toward the top at some unspecified future time. In this case, the petitioner has not established the beneficiary's achievements at the time of filing the petition were commensurate with sustained national or international acclaim, or that she was among that small percentage at the very top of the field of endeavor. IV. Conclusion Review of the record does not establish that the beneficiary has distinguished herself to such an extent that she may be said to have achieved sustained national or international acclaim and to be within the small percentage at the very top of her field. The evidence is not persuasive that the petitioner's achievements set her significantly above almost all others in her field at a national or international level. Therefore, the petitioner has not established eligibility pursuant to section 203(b)(l)(A) of the Act, and the petition may not be approved. An application or petition that fails to comply with the technical requirements of the law may be denied by the AAO even if the Service Center does not identify all of the grounds for denial in the initial decision. See Spencer Enterprises, Inc. v. United States, 229 F. Supp. 2d at 1043, affd, 345 F.3d at 683; see also Soltane v. DO}, 381 F.3d at 145 (noting that the AAO conducts appellate review on a de novo basis). The petition will be denied for the above stated reasons, with each considered as an independent and alternative basis for denial. In visa petition proceedings, the burden of proving eligibility for the benefit sought remains entirely with the petitioner. Section 291 of the Act, 8 U.S.c. § 1361. Here, that burden has not been met. ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.
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