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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB092011_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found the claimed awards, contributions, and roles insufficient and concluded that the aggregate record did not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.
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: Source is an EB-1A decision; specific procedural posture and adjudicative-stage caveats are recorded separately.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB092011_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 9, 2011 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal after Texas Service Center denied the EB-1A petition and dismissed motions to reopen and reconsider; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Pages 17–19 contain a final-merits determination and conclude the evidence does not show sustained acclaim or that the petitioner is among the small percentage at the top. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the claimed awards, contributions, and roles insufficient and concluded that the aggregate record did not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.
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 | 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 AAO reviewed an EB-1A claim based on work as an advertising creative director.; evidence_pages: 2; 5; 6; 7
claim: The record included claimed Korean advertising awards and campaigns, original-contribution claims, and leading-role evidence.; evidence_pages: 6; 7; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16
claim: The AAO found the evidence insufficient and dismissed the appeal after final-merits review.; evidence_pages: 17; 18; 19
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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