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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision DEC212015_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner established judging and scholarly authorship but not original contributions of major significance; the initial three-criterion threshold was not met, so final merits was not reached.
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: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A or EB-1B extraordinary-ability eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC212015_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2015-12-21 |
Classification / field stated in source | physician and researcher in cardiovascular medicine; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO agrees the judging and scholarly-authorship criteria are met, but finds original contributions of major significance not established; fewer than three criteria means no final-merits determination. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The petitioner established judging and scholarly authorship but not original contributions of major significance; the initial three-criterion threshold was not met, so final merits was not reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner established judging and scholarly authorship but not original contributions of major significance; the initial three-criterion threshold was not met, so final merits was not reached.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 6 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is a physician and researcher in cardiovascular medicine.; pages: 1
claim: AAO agrees the petitioner meets the judging criterion based on review activity and the scholarly-authorship criterion based on authored articles.; pages: 2; 3; 6
claim: Citation records, published coverage, and expert letters do not establish original contributions of major significance.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: Because fewer than three criteria were established, AAO did not reach final merits and dismissed.; pages: 6; 7
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How to use this record
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