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EB-1A membership — AAO decision JAN062015_02B2203: Motion granted petition remains denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN062015_02B2203: Motion granted petition remains denied. The AAO granted the motion but held the record did not establish three criteria; judging was established, while other claimed evidence did not satisfy the criteria. The petition remains denied.
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: Source is an EB-1A decision; specific procedural posture and adjudicative-stage caveats are recorded separately.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN062015_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 6, 2015 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO decision granting motion to reopen and reconsider; underlying petition remains denied. |
Operative disposition | motion_granted_petition_remains_denied |
Final-merits status | Although the decision says a separate final-merits determination is unnecessary after threshold failure, it reviews the totality and finds it does not establish the required level of expertise/acclaim. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO granted the motion but held the record did not establish three criteria; judging was established, while other claimed evidence did not satisfy the criteria. The petition remains denied.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 11 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is described as a musician and vocalist seeking EB-1A classification.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: AAO reviewed membership, published material, judging, original contributions, artistic display, leading role, commercial success, and comparable evidence.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16
claim: The AAO granted the motion but concluded the petition remained denied because the three-category threshold was not met.; evidence_pages: 2; 14; 16; 17
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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