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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision DEC142017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC142017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 6). AAO found published material and display criteria met, but original contributions not met; therefore fewer than three criteria. The record also failed to establish intent to continue work in visual arts in the U.S. (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 | DEC142017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 14, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts; artist/visual artist (Matter of B-) (pp. 1–2). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; AAO reviewed evidentiary criteria and continuation-of-work requirement (pp. 1–6). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found published material and display criteria met, but original contributions not met; therefore fewer than three criteria. The record also failed to establish intent to continue work in visual arts in the U.S. (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 | met — source PDF |
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 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
"No completeness issue; distinct anonymous matter and citation from the other same-date AAO decision."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: Matter of B-, date, appeal, artist, initial denial.; p2: Two-step EB-1A standard and decision context.; p3: Director’s initial two findings and AAO review of published material/original contributions.; p4: Original-contributions evidence and letters.; p5: Original-contributions conclusion, display criterion met, intent-to-work failure.; p6: No full final merits required; appeal dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Good fit for visual-artist criterion-level content: favorable findings on media coverage and exhibition display contrasted with original-contribution / intent-to-work deficiencies. Do not merge with same-date Matter of F-S- as one case. Eligible for individual case summary and visual-artist criterion comparison; keep identity and outcome separate from F-S-.
Editorial use note: Eligible for individual case summary and visual-artist criterion comparison; keep identity and outcome separate from F-S-.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Matter of B-, date, appeal, artist, initial denial.
PDF page 5 — Original-contributions conclusion, display criterion met, intent-to-work failure.
PDF page 6 — No full final merits required; appeal dismissed.
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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