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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC202024_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 5). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC202024_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 5). Awards and judging were not met; the other two appealed claims were waived. AAO concluded petitioner would not meet three criteria even if those additional claims were established, and reserved them. Final merits was not reached (pp. 1–5).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC202024_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 20, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts; petitioner is a professional ballroom dancer and dance instructor (pp. 1–2). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial. Petitioner claimed awards, published material, judging and display; footnote states published-material/display criteria were not included in initial filing or RFE response and are waived on appeal (pp. 1–3). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (p. 5). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
Awards and judging were not met; the other two appealed claims were waived. AAO concluded petitioner would not meet three criteria even if those additional claims were established, and reserved them. Final merits was not reached (pp. 1–5).
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 coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | waived |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Petitioner/events redacted; claims about the dance community are not findings about the field generally."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
physical p1: Cover identifies ballroom dancer/instructor and appeal.; physical p2: AAO states awards and judging claims; media/display are waived; standard and dance-community background.; physical p3: Awards criterion analysis.; physical p4: Judging evidence and inconsistent dates analyzed.; physical p5: Waived criteria and conclusion; final merits reserved; dismissal.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful recent example for source consistency and claim waiver; not a complete evaluation of all claimed criteria because two were waived. Eligible for a focused summary on awards/judging evidence and appeal waiver, with correct procedural caveat.
Editorial use note: Eligible for a focused summary on awards/judging evidence and appeal waiver, with correct procedural caveat.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover identifies ballroom dancer/instructor and appeal.
PDF page 4 — Judging evidence and inconsistent dates analyzed.
PDF page 5 — Waived criteria and conclusion; final merits reserved; dismissal.
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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