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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision DEC042009_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found judging and original contributions not established and treated the scholarly-authorship evidence as insufficient to show acclaim; it ultimately found the totality did not establish eligibility.
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: The printed source is a complete AAO Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC042009_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 4, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Form I-140 EB-1A denial; AAO review; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO evaluated the record in the aggregate and expressly concluded it did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found judging and original contributions not established and treated the scholarly-authorship evidence as insufficient to show acclaim; it ultimately found the totality did not establish eligibility.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought classification as a colloid-science researcher and claimed judging, original contributions, and scholarly authorship.; pages: 1; 2; 3
claim: The AAO found peer-review evidence undocumented and insufficient, and found the research letters/citation evidence did not demonstrate contributions of major significance.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The decision discusses six articles, inconsistent citation counts, and the petitioner’s postdoctoral status; its separate authorship discussion does not clearly state a criterion-level met/not-met conclusion, while its aggregate conclusion rejects sustained acclaim.; pages: 9; 10
claim: The appeal was dismissed.; pages: 10
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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