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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision DEC312020_07B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Scholarly authorship and high salary were met. Original contributions and leading/critical role were not met, leaving fewer than three criteria; formal final merits not reached, though aggregate observations were made.
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 printed AAO Form I-140 EB-1A source; identity and posture checked against opening page(s).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC312020_07B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 31, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent appeal of Nebraska Service Center EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO expressly stated it need not provide the final-merits determination because fewer than three criteria were met; it nevertheless made aggregate observations. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Scholarly authorship and high salary were met. Original contributions and leading/critical role were not met, leaving fewer than three criteria; formal final merits not reached, though aggregate observations were made.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | met — p. 2 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner was an orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Scholarly authorship and high salary met; major-significance contributions and leading/critical role did not.; pages: 2; 3; 7; 8
claim: The AAO did not reach formal final merits and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 9; 10
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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