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EB-1A awards — AAO decision AUG262022_01B2203: A tattoo artist's appeal was dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision AUG262022_01B2203: A tattoo artist’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 | AUG262022_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2022-08-26 |
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 tattoo artist's appeal was dismissed. |
Final-merits status | aggregate_discussion: yes, advisory aggregate discussion; formal_kazarian_determination: no; result: negative at initial-evidence threshold |
What the AAO decision addressed
A tattoo artist'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 met — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met by Director, not disputed as a basis of appeal — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | met by Director, not disputed as a basis of appeal — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
finding: The Director had found published material and artistic display. The AAO considered claimed convention awards but found no adequate proof that the particular prizes were recognized by the field or nationally/internationally significant. The listed tattoo-contest categories are not, by themselves, a positive merits finding.; pages: 1-3
finding: Original contributions failed: letters described a purported new style but did not corroborate field-wide influence, adoption, or specific major impact.; pages: 3-4
finding: Leading/critical role failed for the tattoo studio and sponsor/product businesses because letters and contract did not quantify attributable revenue, clients, or outcomes; the record also did not establish distinguished reputation for the relevant companies. Prior O-1B approvals did not determine the I-140 result.; pages: 4-7
finding: The AAO states fewer than three criteria were met, does not provide a formal Kazarian final-merits determination, gives aggregate commentary, and dismisses the appeal.; pages: 7-8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: What was and was not reached for awards, original contributions, and leading/critical role; detail and corroboration requirements in this particular record.
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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