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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision APR102026_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; AAO affirmed that the initial evidentiary threshold was not met.…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR102026_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; AAO affirmed that the initial evidentiary threshold was not met. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR102026_01B2203 |
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Decision date as printed | 2026-04-10 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition; entrepreneur and inventor. |
Procedural posture | De novo AAO appeal from SCOPS denial. Petitioner appealed four criterion findings and did not appeal four other criterion denials. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; AAO affirmed that the initial evidentiary threshold was not met. |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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 |
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Awards | Not coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
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How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful for explaining a threshold dismissal: the AAO decided enough appealed criterion issues to conclude the required count was not reached, then reserved the remaining issues; the reserved issues should not be presented as adverse findings.
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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