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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC182012_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO states the petitioner failed the three-category threshold and separately dismisses with an additional finding of fraud following notice under 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(16)(i).
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: The source is an EB-1A Form I-140 decision; the MAY142014 decision is moot and should not be treated as an adjudicated substantive outcome.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC182012_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 18, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; appeal dismissed with an additional fraud finding after notice and opportunity to respond. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision says the initial three-category threshold was not satisfied; no separate final-merits determination is reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO states the petitioner failed the three-category threshold and separately dismisses with an additional finding of fraud following notice under 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(16)(i).
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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner sought EB-1A classification in international construction economics.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: The AAO’s notice identified substantial and probative evidence related to marriage fraud; the decision discusses claimed awards, memberships, judging, original contributions, leading role and salary.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15
claim: The decision finds the three-category threshold unmet and includes an additional fraud finding; the appeal is dismissed.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 16
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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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