Eurasian Beauty Awards: does this award count for the talent visa?
Award
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From the organisation's official site
What the organisation itself states on its site eurasianbeautyawards.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.
- Organiser
- The awards are run by the Eurasian Beauty Guild (legal name Community Management LTD), with a registered office in London.
- Who can enter
- Professionals and organisations with real professional activity, aged 18+, from any country may enter; Guild membership is not required.
- Entry fee
- The rules state that submission, participation and receiving an award are free.
- How winners are chosen
- At least five jurors score each entry; a win needs a final score of at least 80 of 100 and a mean of at least 8 on the main scoring item. One winner per category, no runner-up.
- Jury
- Jurors come from a Juror Pool the Guild admits at its discretion; the site has an application form to become a judge. Jury service is voluntary and unpaid.
- Categories
- According to the FAQ, there are 631 categories across 24 specialisations.
- What the winner receives
- Winners receive a certificate and a statuette (shipping covered by the Guild, customs duties paid by the winner).
- On request, winners get a free Award Verification Letter and Jury Composition Statement.
Source: the organisation's site eurasianbeautyawards.com (pages /terms, /rules, /), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.
What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(i) - who grants it and how winners are selected
Eurasian Beauty Awards counts under the awards criterion if it is given for merit in your field, not for participation: the officer looks at selectivity and the awarding body.
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Reference information, not legal advice and not a USCIS decision: the final assessment is the officer's.
Why "Awards" gets refused
Accepted in 14% of challenged petitions (25 of 184); not an approval rate.
The award itself is not shown to enjoy national or international recognition. Officers assess the prize itself, not merely the fact that you won it.
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