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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision DEC122019_03B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC122019_03B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 6). Articles were not shown to be qualifying major/professional media about petitioner; music-video appearances/promotional content and social-media material did not establish qualifying published material or original contributions; leading/critical role and high salary claims also lacked evidence. Fewer than three criteria; acclaim not established (pp. 3–6).
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC122019_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 12, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in fashion; petitioner is a fashion model (p. 1). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; petitioner specifically addressed published material on appeal; other claimed criteria were reviewed (pp. 2–3). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
Articles were not shown to be qualifying major/professional media about petitioner; music-video appearances/promotional content and social-media material did not establish qualifying published material or original contributions; leading/critical role and high salary claims also lacked evidence. Fewer than three criteria; acclaim not established (pp. 3–6).
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 |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Names/outlets are redacted in source; retain occupation and procedural context only."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: Appeal cover; fashion-model petitioner; denial appeal.; p2: Framework and claimed criteria; record and Director findings.; p3: Published-material standard; outlet/author and content deficiencies; appeal addresses media criterion.; p4: Video/social-media, promotional content and original-contribution evidence found inadequate.; p5: Leading/critical role and remuneration evidence rejected; conclusion says threshold not met.; p6: Operative order: appeal dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful fashion/creator case on differentiating editorial coverage from promotional content and on evidence of audience/distribution. Eligible for a narrow negative case summary; avoid making broad claims about social media beyond this record.
Editorial use note: Eligible for a narrow negative case summary; avoid making broad claims about social media beyond this record.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Appeal cover; fashion-model petitioner; denial appeal.
PDF page 2 — Framework and claimed criteria; record and Director findings.
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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