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EB-1A membership — AAO decision DEC312020_06B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC312020_06B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO rejected the asserted one-time major internationally recognized award but accepted the lesser-award criterion. Membership, leading/critical role and high salary were not established, so the three-criterion threshold was not met. (pp. 3–9).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC312020_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 31, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | Arts/acrobatic performance; acrobatic performer |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO de novo review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No final-merits determination; the initial evidentiary threshold was not reached. AAO concluded the petition did not establish eligibility. (pp. 2, 9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO rejected the asserted one-time major internationally recognized award but accepted the lesser-award criterion. Membership, leading/critical role and high salary were not established, so the three-criterion threshold was not met. (pp. 3–9)
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 | met; Not met — source PDF |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
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 | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
The claimed major World Games award/equivalence was not accepted on this record; preserve the distinction between event and award. Criterion labels/outcomes are limited to the issues discussed in this decision. (pp. 3–8)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: A source-cited acrobatics decision can clarify why performance recognition must be tied to award criteria and why participation in an acclaimed show does not itself prove an organizationally critical role.
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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