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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision FEB042020_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner established only one initial criterion according to the Director; the additional original-contributions and leading-role claims failed, leaving fewer than three criteria. Final merits was not reached.
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 extraordinary-ability eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB042020_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2020-02-04 |
Classification / field stated in source | actor; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO reviews original contributions and leading/critical role, the two additional criteria claimed on appeal, finds neither met, and does not reach final merits. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The petitioner established only one initial criterion according to the Director; the additional original-contributions and leading-role claims failed, leaving fewer than three criteria. Final merits was not reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner established only one initial criterion according to the Director; the additional original-contributions and leading-role claims failed, leaving fewer than three criteria. Final merits was not reached.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
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 is an actor who sought EB-1A classification; the Director found only one criterion met.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO reviews claims of original contributions of major significance and a leading/critical role.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Letters about acting method, “action vocabulary,” and influence on colleagues did not establish major significance in the field.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Role evidence did not establish a leading or critical role for a distinguished organization.; pages: 5; 6
claim: The initial threshold remained unmet and AAO dismissed without final-merits review.; pages: 6; 7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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