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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision DEC152014_06B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed AAO found the judging criterion and artistic display criterion met; published material and original contributions not met. It reaffirmed no three-criterion threshold; final merits not reached, while an aggregate review also found acclaim unsupported.
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: Complete printed AAO Form I-140 EB-1A source; identity/date/posture checked against the opening page and disposition against the ending page.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC152014_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 15, 2014 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Motion to reopen and reconsider after prior appeal dismissal; prior July 3, 2014 decision affirmed and petition remains denied. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | AAO states the petitioner failed the antecedent three-criterion requirement; it did not conduct a separate final-merits determination, though it comments on the aggregate record. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the judging criterion and artistic display criterion met; published material and original contributions not met. It reaffirmed no three-criterion threshold; final merits not reached, while an aggregate review also found acclaim unsupported.
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 | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 5 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | met — p. 10 |
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 matter was a motion after the July 3, 2014 appeal decision; AAO affirmed that decision and the petition remained denied.; pages: 2; 11
claim: AAO found judging of art students met and display of artwork at exhibitions/showcases met, but published material and original contributions not met.; pages: 3; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
claim: AAO found only two discussed criteria met and affirmed denial without proceeding to formal final merits.; pages: 10; 11
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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