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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision AUG252014_01B2203: A music producer and arranger's appeal was dismissed. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision AUG252014_01B2203: A music producer and arranger’s appeal was dismissed.
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.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | AUG252014_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2014-08-25 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | Procedural posture not separately coded in the normalized review fields. Consult the source PDF. |
Operative disposition | A music producer and arranger's appeal was dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "No. Page 11 explicitly states the required initial evidence was absent, so it did not need to provide a final-merits determination; its aggregate advisory language should not be mistaken for one." |
What the AAO decision addressed
A music producer and arranger's appeal was dismissed.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | not met — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
finding: The AAO rejected comparable evidence because the petitioner did not explain why the ten criteria did not readily apply to a music producer/arranger. It also explained that a prior O-1 approval did not establish eligibility for the immigrant classification.; pages: 3-4
finding: The published-material criterion was not met: submitted articles lacked authors, some were alleged 'ordered articles'/advertising, and television appearances were not shown to constitute published material. The decision says the record lacked sufficient proof that the relevant media qualified as major media.; pages: 7-8
finding: The AAO found the petitioner met the judging criterion based on documentary evidence of serving as a judge in 2012 and the leading/critical role criterion based on letters about producing/arranging award-winning songs in Armenia.; pages: 7-8
finding: Display of work was not met for a music producer/arranger because the songs were performed by singers and the petitioner had not created tangible visual art; salary and commercial sales evidence were insufficient. The AAO concluded fewer than three criteria were met and said it need not explain a final-merits determination.; pages: 8-11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Published media allegations and the role of independently authored, qualifying material.
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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