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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN022014_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found none of the discussed evidentiary criteria met and concluded the initial evidentiary threshold was unmet.
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: Cover and discussion identify an extraordinary-ability Form I-140 under INA 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN022014_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2014-01-02 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts; petitioner describes beneficiary as visual artist/restoration professional |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal of EB-1A denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO found the initial three-criterion threshold unmet and states that the proper conclusion is failure to satisfy that threshold; no formal final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found none of the discussed evidentiary criteria met and concluded the initial evidentiary threshold was unmet.
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 met — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 5 |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 7 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 7 |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The appeal concerns an arts EB-1A petition; the record describes work involving historic-building restoration and traditional restoration methods/materials.; pages: 1; 2; 6
claim: The submitted awards were not shown to qualify as nationally or internationally recognized prizes received by the beneficiary; one award was received by another entity and another claim was abandoned on appeal.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Membership evidence did not establish associations requiring outstanding achievement judged by national/international experts; publication evidence lacked reliable certified translations, authorship, and major-media proof.; pages: 5
claim: AAO found no formal judging role; support letters did not establish original contributions of major significance; authorship evidence did not establish qualifying articles; restoration of public buildings was not evidence of artistic exhibition/showcase display.; pages: 6; 7
claim: The appeal was dismissed because the qualifying evidence did not reach three criteria.; pages: 8
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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