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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC212011_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found the evidence insufficient to establish sustained acclaim and dismissed the appeal.
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: Source is an AAO EB-1A decision. It is nonprecedent; case-specific procedure and merits-stage distinctions are retained.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC212011_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 21, 2011 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO conducts an aggregate final-merits discussion and finds the record does not establish sustained acclaim as a cinematic look development supervisor. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the evidence insufficient to establish sustained acclaim and dismissed the appeal.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 8, p. 9, p. 10, p. 11, p. 12, p. 13, p. 14, p. 15 |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 16 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 17 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 17 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 18 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition sought EB-1A classification for a cinematic look development supervisor working in visual effects.; evidence_pages: 2; 3
claim: The record relied in part on work associated with award-winning films and employer projects; the AAO assessed whether those achievements were attributable to the beneficiary and recognized in the field.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18
claim: The AAO found the aggregate record insufficient at final merits and dismissed the appeal.; evidence_pages: 19; 20; 21
How this record may be used in research
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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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