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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision FEB202024_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB202024_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found Form I-140 signature was created by word processor and deficient, independently requiring denial; separately, petitioner did not establish three initial criteria because high-salary evidence lacked adequate comparable data. Director found judging and scholarly-authorship criteria met.
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_EB1A. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB202024_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 20, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability petition; AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of EB-1A petition; de novo review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_threshold_Not met |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found Form I-140 signature was created by word processor and deficient, independently requiring denial; separately, petitioner did not establish three initial criteria because high-salary evidence lacked adequate comparable data. Director found judging and scholarly-authorship criteria met.
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 coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Underlying petition and signature record are not present; describe the determination as AAO’s finding about this filing."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: AAO found petition signature was word-processed, not personally handwritten/electronic in an authorized manner; it states this defect alone requires dismissal.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Director found judging and scholarly-authorship criteria; AAO rejected high-salary claim based on broad/insufficiently comparable salary data and small survey sample.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Threshold unmet; AAO did not provide final-merits determination and dismissed appeal.; pages: 4; 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_procedural_context_only
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Legal standard and personal-signature requirements.
PDF page 4 — Salary comparator analysis; threshold/final-merits discussion.
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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