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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB232010_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found the claimed student-level awards, media coverage, judging, original contributions, display, high salary, and commercial success insufficient. The three-criterion threshold was not met.
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 EB-1A classification and final page confirms appeal disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB232010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 23, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO found no qualifying major award or three criteria and found the total record insufficient for sustained acclaim; no distinct final-merits step was necessary. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the claimed student-level awards, media coverage, judging, original contributions, display, high salary, and commercial success insufficient. The three-criterion threshold was not 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 | |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification as a pianist; the petition was denied and the appeal dismissed.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Student competition awards, articles, teaching/judging, recommendation letters, claimed salary, and performance materials did not establish three criteria; later evidence was excluded where it postdated filing.; pages: 4; 13
claim: AAO found no sustained national or international acclaim and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 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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