Ukrainian business award 2024 (winner): an award for O-1 and EB-1A
Award
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From the organisation's official site
What the organisation itself states on its site uba.top. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.
- Organiser
- The organiser describes itself as an analytics company researching Ukrainian business; it also publishes sector "TOP" rankings.
- Founded
- Per the About page, UBA was founded in 2021 and is held annually.
- Country
- It is a national award for Ukrainian business; the address on the site is 9 Stepana Bandery Avenue.
- Entry fee
- The Take Part, About and home pages do not state a participation cost; the form invites an application for a check of the business.
- How winners are chosen
- Stages: application (or invitation by the organisers), an analytical questionnaire, review by an expert council, point scoring by an independent jury, an individual report to the participant.
- Jury
- The home page shows 9 jurors; the site describes the jury as entrepreneurs, industry experts, consultants and business-association representatives.
- What the winner receives
- A winning company gets a lifelong right to use the UBA mark on packaging and in advertising.
Source: the organisation's site uba.top (pages /about, /, /vzyati-uchast), 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
Ukrainian business award 2024 (winner) 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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Why "Awards" gets refused
Accepted in 14% of challenged petitions (25 of 184); not an approval rate.
The award’s field does not match the field you are filing in, or is worded so that the link is not obvious.
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