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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision DEC132017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC132017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Evidence did not establish that proposed U.S. troupe was viable or that petitioner would continue in area of expertise; plans changed materially. Final-merits/sustained-acclaim discussion also found recognition had not been sustained.
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. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC132017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 13, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability petition; AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; appeal focused on plan to continue work; AAO issued NOID and reviewed response. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | reached_and_unfavorable |
What the AAO decision addressed
Evidence did not establish that proposed U.S. troupe was viable or that petitioner would continue in area of expertise; plans changed materially. Final-merits/sustained-acclaim discussion also found recognition had not been sustained.
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 | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Some organization and person names are redacted; underlying NOID and supporting evidence not included."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner offered changing plans: teaching, working with a troupe, and later establishing her own company; troupe operational evidence did not corroborate offer or 21 roles.; pages: 3; 4
claim: AAO found no clear evidence of continued work and treated newly changed plan as material; it also found the claimed prior acclaim was not sustained.; pages: 5
claim: Appeal dismissed.; pages: 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion_with_careful_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 3 — NOID and reference letter concerns; evidence about performing organization.
PDF page 4 — Response evidence, program history, viability concerns and proposed self-employment.
PDF page 5 — Continued-work, sustained acclaim analysis, conclusion and dismissal order.
How to use this record
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