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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB092016_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found judging met but found fewer than three criteria established; the appeal was 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: Opening page identifies an EB-1A petition and final page confirms appeal disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB092016_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 9, 2016 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO concluded that the petitioner had not established three criteria and dismissed on that threshold; it did not conduct a separate formal final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found judging met but found fewer than three criteria established; the appeal was 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 | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 8 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — p. 3 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — p. 3 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — p. 3 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification based on canyoneering and rescue work; the AAO reviewed claimed awards, memberships, published material, judging, contributions, leadership, and salary.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found judging activity met but rejected the other discussed criterion claims, including membership, published material, contributions, leading/critical role, and high salary.; pages: 3; 12
claim: Fewer than three criteria were established; appeal dismissed.; pages: 12; 13
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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