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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision DEC172010_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 18). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC172010_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 18). AAO’s final-merits analysis found local performance, peer praise, claimed wages, and martial-arts background insufficient to establish acclaim as a dancer; it also distinguishes the lower nonimmigrant arts “distinction” standard from EB-1A (pp. 3, 16-17).
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC172010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 17, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A performing-arts petition by a dancer who also relied on martial-arts experience (pp. 2, 16-17). |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center denial appealed; AAO dismissed (pp. 2, 18). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (p. 18). |
Final-merits status | Formal final-merits determination conducted and adverse; record did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing as a dancer (pp. 16-17). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO’s final-merits analysis found local performance, peer praise, claimed wages, and martial-arts background insufficient to establish acclaim as a dancer; it also distinguishes the lower nonimmigrant arts “distinction” standard from EB-1A (pp. 3, 16-17).
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 met — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not met |
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 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
No source integrity hold. Redacted; salary computation is context-specific and should not be presented as a general benchmark.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Decision-specific explainer on why experience in another field and stage performances alone were not treated as evidence of acclaim as a dancer.
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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