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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision FEB022023_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB022023_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO finds the evidence does not show the petitioner personally received qualifying awards, establish the claimed judging criterion, or demonstrate contributions of major significance; fewer than three criteria are met.
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: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB022023_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 2, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | Appeal dismissed. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from EB-1A denial; AAO reviews award, judging, and original-contribution claims. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached as a separate final-merits determination because threshold not met. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds the evidence does not show the petitioner personally received qualifying awards, establish the claimed judging criterion, or demonstrate contributions of major significance; fewer than three criteria are 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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies Feb. 2, 2023; petitioner is electrical engineer.; pages: 1
claim: AAO lists claimed awards, judging, and original-contribution criteria; Director denied all.; pages: 2
claim: AAO finds award materials do not establish that petitioner received an award for excellence.; pages: 3
claim: AAO evaluates claimed judging and original contributions, finding evidence insufficient to establish major significance; appeal dismissed.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Narrow engineering example distinguishing product participation/invention evidence from individually attributable awards and major field impact.
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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