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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision FEB032025_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Although three initial criteria were found met, the record did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; the proposed work/business also failed to establish substantial prospective benefit to the United States.
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 identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A eligibility or motion review of such eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB032025_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2025-02-03 |
Classification / field stated in source | software developer and entrepreneur; EB-1A petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. Director found judging, scholarly authorship and leading/critical role; AAO reaches final merits and dismisses, also affirming denial based on lack of substantial prospective benefit. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Although three initial criteria were found met, the record did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; the proposed work/business also failed to establish substantial prospective benefit to the United States. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Although three initial criteria were found met, the record did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; the proposed work/business also failed to establish substantial prospective benefit to the United States.
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 | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner developed SAP/ERP-related software and operated a business serving agricultural/cannabis-related industry customers.; pages: 1; 2; 3; 5; 6
claim: The Director found judging, scholarly authorship and leading/critical role met; AAO’s analysis then addressed final merits rather than re-counting all criteria.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found the record did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing and affirmed the denial, including the prospective-benefit issue.; pages: 4; 5; 6; 7
How this record may be used in research
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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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