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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB132023_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 7). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB132023_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 7). Only display and leading/critical role were established; claimed competition awards lacked adequate evidence of recognition/exclusivity, association admission requirements were not shown, and television feature evidence did not establish major-media status. AAO did not conduct a final-merits determination after threshold failure, but found aggregate acclaim insufficient (pp. 2–7).
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: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB132023_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 13, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | Pianist in the arts. |
Procedural posture | De novo appeal; Director found display and leading/critical role; AAO affirmed those and reviewed awards, membership and published material. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 7). |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits determination because fewer than three criteria were established; aggregate review did not support acclaim/top-of-field status (pp. 6–7). |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only display and leading/critical role were established; claimed competition awards lacked adequate evidence of recognition/exclusivity, association admission requirements were not shown, and television feature evidence did not establish major-media status. AAO did not conduct a final-merits determination after threshold failure, but found aggregate acclaim insufficient (pp. 2–7).
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 met |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow music comparison on competition award evidence, awardee counts/age categories, audition versus achievement-based membership, and proof of media reach. Nonprecedent. Individual source-linked summary; narrow piano competition/music comparison.
Editorial use note: Individual source-linked summary; narrow piano competition/music comparison.
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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