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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision APR152026_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Only two threshold criteria remained met after the AAO withdrew the original-contribution finding. The decision also separately found final merits not established.
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: The source is an AAO decision on a Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition; comparison caveats preserve unusual field or procedural details.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR152026_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 15, 2026 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of SCOPS denial of Form I-140; AAO affirmed denial and dismissed appeal. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Express final-merits discussion concludes the totality did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only two threshold criteria remained met after the AAO withdrew the original-contribution finding. The decision also separately found final merits not established.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The director found scholarly authorship, judging, and original contributions; AAO withdrew the original-contribution finding after reviewing the claimed MLS dark-matter method and MPNN particle-physics work.; pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5
claim: Scholarly authorship and judging remained met; claimed original contributions lacked evidence of major significance, including demonstrated field adoption or impact.; pages: 2; 3; 4; 5
claim: The AAO separately conducted final merits and found the totality insufficient, including limited evidence of independent recognition and impact.; pages: 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The appeal was dismissed.; pages: 8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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