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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC232015_01B2203: Artistic display met; awards, press and leading role failed; continued-work requirement also not met.…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC232015_01B2203: Artistic display met; awards, press and leading role failed; continued-work requirement also not met.
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_individual_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC232015_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 23, 2015 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal decision, Matter of R-Y- |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Artistic display met; awards, press and leading role failed; continued-work requirement also not met. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_initial_threshold_failed; aggregate discussion unfavorable |
What the AAO decision addressed
Artistic display met; awards, press and leading role failed; continued-work requirement also not met.
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 — p. 3 |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | met — p. 4 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 4 |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"No source hold; hash, bytes and physical pages match."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Artistic-display criterion met based on performances at selected artistic events, including an opera showcase at Carnegie Hall.; pages: 4
claim: Awards were not shown nationally/internationally recognized; published-material sources lacked reach evidence; leading/critical role was not established from a single Carnegie Hall performance.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Only one criterion met; intent to continue opera work was not documented; final merits was not reached, with aggregate assessment unfavorable.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 4 — Artistic display met; role at Carnegie Hall not established.
PDF page 5 — Intent-to-continue-work deficiency and threshold summary.
PDF page 6 — Final merits not reached; aggregate unfavorable; 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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