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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision APR052021_02B2203: Dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision APR052021_02B2203: Dismissed. AAO found submitted publication evidence insufficient to establish a third criterion. The initial threshold was not met and the appeal was dismissed.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR052021_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 5, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | Appeal dismissed |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; Director found judging and artistic display; AAO reviewed an additional published-material claim and found only two criteria established. |
Operative disposition | Dismissed |
Final-merits status | Not reached; AAO found only two criteria established, so the initial threshold was not met. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found submitted publication evidence insufficient to establish a third criterion. The initial threshold was not met and the appeal was dismissed.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met |
Judging the work of others | met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies the petitioner as an operatic vocalist and appeal.; pages: 1
claim: AAO recounts Director’s findings that judging and artistic display were met and identifies publication evidence as the additional criterion.; pages: 2
claim: AAO evaluates the submitted articles/translations and finds the published-material criterion unmet.; pages: 3
claim: AAO concludes only two criteria were established and dismisses the appeal.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Useful opera example on distinguishing judging and performances from major-media coverage; publication audience, content about the beneficiary, and timely submission matter.
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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