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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision DEC202024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (physical p. 6). Review source…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC202024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (physical p. 6). The AAO found that petitioner’s prior achievements and claimed published material/authorship/contributions did not establish the required criteria in the intended aquaculture field; the record did not show at least three qualifying criteria (pp. 3–6). AAO specifically found original contributions and scholarly authorship not met; it reserved additional grounds after the threshold failure (p. 6).
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_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC202024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 20, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability appeal; aquaculture-company chief executive; petitioner had prior career in information technology/materials/computing and sought to continue in aquaculture. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; AAO reviewed claimed criteria, found fewer than three, reserved other claims, and dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied (physical p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not reached; AAO states it need not conduct the Kazarian final-merits step because fewer than three criteria were established (p. 6). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found that petitioner’s prior achievements and claimed published material/authorship/contributions did not establish the required criteria in the intended aquaculture field; the record did not show at least three qualifying criteria (pp. 3–6). AAO specifically found original contributions and scholarly authorship not met; it reserved additional grounds after the threshold failure (p. 6).
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 reached |
Membership | not reached |
Published material about the person | not reached |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Citations refer to physical PDF pages. All pages were visually inspected in source order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful case on alignment between the field supported by historical achievements and the field of intended U.S. work; keep the distinct prior field and intended aquaculture field explicit. Individual source-cited case page; do not convert reserved criteria into adverse findings.
Editorial use note: Individual source-cited case page; do not convert reserved criteria into adverse findings.
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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