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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC202010_02B2203: The AAO found the display criterion met, but concluded only one criterion was satisfied against the…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC202010_02B2203: The AAO found the display criterion met, but concluded only one criterion was satisfied against the three-criterion threshold; the aggregate record also failed to establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing (pp. 32-36).
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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 | DEC202010_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 20, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A petition in the arts based on work as a wildlife/nature painter and artist, with paintings, exhibitions, articles, awards and artist instruction (pp. 2, 9-31). |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center denial appealed to the AAO; appeal dismissed (p. 2; order p. 36). |
Operative disposition | The AAO found the display criterion met, but concluded only one criterion was satisfied against the three-criterion threshold; the aggregate record also failed to establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing (pp. 32-36). |
Final-merits status | AAO explicitly states only one criterion was met and separately concludes the aggregate evidence did not establish top-of-field expertise or sustained acclaim (pp. 32-36). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the display criterion met, but concluded only one criterion was satisfied against the three-criterion threshold; the aggregate record also failed to establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing (pp. 32-36).
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 |
Membership | not met |
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 — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
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How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful fine-artist comparison: exhibition/display criterion may be met while awards, published-material, original-contribution, role, salary and final-merits elements fail. Distinguish visual artist evidence from the separate performing-arts commercial-success criterion.
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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