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EB-1A high salary or remuneration — AAO decision FEB142023_03B2203: Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB142023_03B2203: Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). AAO found fewer than three initial criteria, including no qualifying published material, major-significance contribution, or high salary; thus no formal Kazarian final-merits determination was required, though aggregate record was reviewed and found insufficient. (pp. 1, 3–7).
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 | FEB142023_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 14, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | Digital media strategy and operations; petitioner identified as Chief of Staff. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). |
Final-merits status | Formal final-merits analysis not reached because threshold was not satisfied; AAO nevertheless reviewed aggregate record. (p. 7) |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found fewer than three initial criteria, including no qualifying published material, major-significance contribution, or high salary; thus no formal Kazarian final-merits determination was required, though aggregate record was reviewed and found insufficient. (pp. 1, 3–7)
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 |
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Awards | Not coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
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How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Strong business/digital-media comparator for external corroboration, field-wide contribution evidence, and occupation-matched remuneration comparisons. Individual page; clearly say formal final merits not reached.
Editorial use note: Individual page; clearly say formal final merits not reached.
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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