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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision DEC052014_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 17). Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC052014_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 17). The AAO found the petitioner did not establish eligibility under three criteria or final-merits standing. The record discussed original contributions, publications, peer review, leading role, and comparative salary (pp. 5-17).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC052014_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 5, 2014 |
Classification / field stated in source | Nonprecedent EB-1A petition by a bioinformatics research scientist (p. 2). |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center denial appealed; AAO dismissed (pp. 2, 17). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (p. 17). |
Final-merits status | Formal final-merits determination conducted and adverse; record did not establish sustained national/international acclaim or top-of-field standing (pp. 15-17). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the petitioner did not establish eligibility under three criteria or final-merits standing. The record discussed original contributions, publications, peer review, leading role, and comparative salary (pp. 5-17).
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 coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | unclear |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | unclear |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
No source integrity hold. Nonprecedent/redacted; some criterion states explicitly left unclear pending targeted verification.
How this record may be used in research
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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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