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EB-1A awards — AAO decision AUG082012_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO finds fewer than three criteria, expressly states the case would proceed to final merits only if the threshold were met, and dismisses without that determination.
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: Physical source concerns EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 or its motion; the motion posture is separately identified.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | AUG082012_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | August 8, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from a service-center denial of EB-1A Form I-140; appeal dismissed at the initial-evidence threshold. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO finds fewer than three criteria, expressly states the case would proceed to final merits only if the threshold were met, and dismisses without that determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds fewer than three criteria, expressly states the case would proceed to final merits only if the threshold were met, and dismisses without that determination.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | abandoned — p. 9 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 10 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought classification in netball; the record discusses netball playing/coaching activity.; evidence_pages: 1; 2; 3
claim: AAO withdraws the director’s favorable award finding and finds the award, published-material, leading-role, and high-salary evidence insufficient; original contributions were abandoned.; evidence_pages: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
claim: The decision states the final-merits step is not reached because fewer than three criteria are met; appeal dismissed.; evidence_pages: 10; 11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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