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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB092009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB092009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. The petitioner did not establish the required criteria or sustained national/international acclaim; appeal dismissed.
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 | FEB092009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2009-02-09 |
Classification / field stated in source | Chinese dulcimer performer; EB-1A petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO reviews claimed awards, association membership, published material, judging, contributions, artistic display, leading role and commercial success; dismisses. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The petitioner did not establish the required criteria or sustained national/international acclaim; appeal dismissed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner did not establish the required criteria or sustained national/international acclaim; appeal dismissed.
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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 6 |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 7 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 7 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 7 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 8 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 8 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification as a Chinese dulcimer performer.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found the claimed awards, membership, publications, judging, contributions, artistic display, role and commercial-success evidence insufficient.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: AAO concluded the evidence did not place the petitioner among the small percentage at the very top of the field and dismissed.; pages: 8
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
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