EB-1A - will USCIS count regional media from another region as a criterion?

“major media” — USCIS assesses it by audience/traffic, not by the publication’s official registration. We had publications about the O-1 in several outlets on different topics, and the officer rejected the entire criterion outright — he looked at the first article and made his decision. The lawyer explained: letters from editors saying these are professional trade publications don’t convince USCIS; they want traffic at the level of national media.

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