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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB242023_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO finds published material and judging criteria met but fewer than three total criteria; does not reach a separate formal final-merits determination.
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: Physical decision identifies an AAO appeal concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB242023_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 24, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial of EB-1A Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO expressly states that the required threshold of three evidentiary criteria was not established, so a separate formal final-merits determination was not reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds published material and judging criteria met but fewer than three total criteria; does not reach a separate formal final-merits determination.
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 | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 5 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 2 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner is a fashion model who appealed denial of an EB-1A petition; the AAO notes her modeling career and magazine covers.; evidence_pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO agrees the judging criterion is met and finds published material about petitioner in major media established, but rejects awards, original contributions, display and commercial-success claims.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The AAO concludes petitioner met only two initial evidentiary criteria, so no formal final-merits determination is made; appeal dismissed.; evidence_pages: 8; 9
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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