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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision DEC182024_01B2203: Dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC182024_01B2203: Dismissed. AAO found comparative salary evidence did not establish high remuneration in the relevant field and reserved other eligibility questions because the threshold remained unmet.
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: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC182024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 18, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | Dismissed appeal |
Procedural posture | Appeal challenged denial and asserted judging, leading/critical role, and high remuneration; earlier award-related issues were not pursued on appeal. |
Operative disposition | Dismissed |
Final-merits status | Not reached; AAO did not find the required initial-evidence threshold. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found comparative salary evidence did not establish high remuneration in the relevant field and reserved other eligibility questions because the threshold remained unmet.
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 | Abandoned or waived — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: AAO describes the claims on appeal and the Director’s prior role finding.; pages: 1
claim: AAO evaluates salary evidence and questions the reliability/comparability of the cited online sources.; pages: 2
claim: AAO concludes high salary was not established and reserves remaining criterion issues.; pages: 3
claim: AAO dismisses appeal.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Potential focused example on occupation- and market-matched salary comparators for a business executive; explain that evidence quality and comparability drove the result.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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