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EB-1A membership — AAO decision FEB132018_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB132018_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. The record did not establish three initial criteria: membership selectivity/expert assessment was not shown; one publication criterion was met, but original contributions and leading/critical role were not adequately demonstrated. AAO therefore did not reach final merits.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB132018_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 13, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A arts; disc jockey (DJ) and music producer |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; AAO de novo review of claimed membership, published material, original contributions and leading/critical role. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
The record did not establish three initial criteria: membership selectivity/expert assessment was not shown; one publication criterion was met, but original contributions and leading/critical role were not adequately demonstrated. AAO therefore did not reach final merits.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
["Editorial caveat: page 1 caption and narrative conflict on whether underlying service-center decision was Nebraska or Texas; decision ID, date, petitioner field, analysis and order are clear. Do not silently normalize the forum label."]
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Pinpoint page citations appear in each criterion basis; page-by-page coverage is recorded below.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful music-industry comparison for the limits of testimonials/festival appearances and for separating a recognized media article from original impact or leading-role proof. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Framework and claimed criteria; membership and published-material analysis begins.
PDF page 6 — Conclusion and order dismiss appeal; no final-merits determination.
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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