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EB-1A awards — AAO decision APR292020_07B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed The director credited published material, leading/critical role, and high salary. AAO withdrew those determinations and found the claimed categories unmet; fewer than three criteria were established. The decision also reviews acclaim in the aggregate.
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: Opening page identifies EB-1A classification under INA §203(b)(1)(A); final page confirms disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR292020_07B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 29, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | The threshold was not met; AAO says it need not provide a final-merits determination, while noting aggregate evidence did not support acclaim. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The director credited published material, leading/critical role, and high salary. AAO withdrew those determinations and found the claimed categories unmet; fewer than three criteria were established. The decision also reviews acclaim in the aggregate.
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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 8 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 9 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A as a journalist/editorial and brand manager; the appeal addressed the director’s findings under several claimed criteria.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found the articles were not qualifying coverage about the petitioner, the claimed contributions lacked evidence of field-wide impact, and salary/role documentation did not establish eligibility.; pages: 5; 10
claim: AAO withdrew the director’s published-material, role, and salary approvals, found fewer than three criteria, and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 6; 10; 11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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