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EB-1A awards — AAO decision APR162021_01B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn; matter remanded for a new decision. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: The AAO director’s decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for a new decision. AAO identified insufficient analysis by director for awards, display, and leading/critical role; if at least two additional criteria are found, director must address final merits.
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_individual_decision_procedural_remand. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR162021_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 16, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal; AAO withdraws director decision and remands for new decision. |
Operative disposition | Director’s decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for a new decision. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_Remanded |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO identified insufficient analysis by director for awards, display, and leading/critical role; if at least two additional criteria are found, director must address final merits.
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 | unclear |
Membership | Not met — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | unclear — p. 4 |
Leading or critical role | unclear — p. 5 |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"No source hold."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Judging criterion met based on Latin Grammy Academy voting membership/nomination participation and jury work.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Membership criterion not met on submitted evidence because LARAS requirements did not show outstanding achievements assessed by recognized experts.; pages: 3
claim: AAO directs fresh review of Global Music Awards, live artistic performances, and founding ensemble leading/critical role; it makes no final criterion disposition on these Remanded questions.; pages: 3; 4; 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision_procedural_remand
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Legal standard, profile and criteria claims; judging finding.
PDF page 4 — Global Music Awards and live performance evidence identified for review.
PDF page 5 — Ensemble role evidence, remand instructions and order.
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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