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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision DEC222010_01B2203: The AAO dismissed the appeal and did not approve the petition. (final page…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC222010_01B2203: The AAO dismissed the appeal and did not approve the petition. (final page; see posture and outcome citations). The evidence did not establish the required evidentiary categories; the AAO also evaluated the evidence in the aggregate and found no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing. (pp. 12-14).
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_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC222010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 22, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A arts petition for a Ukrainian singer/songwriter and performing artist. (pp. 1-2) |
Procedural posture | Appeal dismissed. (pp. 2, 14) |
Operative disposition | The AAO dismissed the appeal and did not approve the petition. (final page; see posture and outcome citations) |
Final-merits status | Reached; AAO considered the evidence in the aggregate and found no sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing. (pp. 12-13) |
What the AAO decision addressed
The evidence did not establish the required evidentiary categories; the AAO also evaluated the evidence in the aggregate and found no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing. (pp. 12-14)
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
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 coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
No identity/completeness hold. Privacy-redacted, nonprecedent decision; preserve the petition-specific record and avoid treating as binding law.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Could support an arts-focused guide distinguishing award claims and testimonials from independently documented audience, sales, or media evidence.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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