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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN102023_02B2203: remanded. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN102023_02B2203: Remanded. This is a remand, not a final eligibility determination. AAO expressly found leading/critical role met; other criterion outcomes remain for the Director to decide on remand.
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: The source identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN102023_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2023-01-10 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal decision withdrawn; matter Remanded to the Director for a new decision. |
Operative disposition | Remanded |
Final-merits status | This is a remand, not a final eligibility determination. AAO expressly found leading/critical role met; other criterion outcomes remain for the Director to decide on remand. |
What the AAO decision addressed
This is a remand, not a final eligibility determination. AAO expressly found leading/critical role met; other criterion outcomes remain for the Director to decide on remand.
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 | unclear — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | unclear — p. 5 |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | unclear — p. 5 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The beneficiary is a marketing executive whose work involved advertising campaigns and agency/client leadership.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found that the Director’s prior analysis was inadequate and that the record supports the leading/critical-role criterion.; pages: 2; 6; 7
claim: The AAO directed the Director on remand to fully evaluate the one-time achievement claim and specified criteria, including awards, published material, judging, authorship and high salary.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The AAO withdrew the Director’s decision and Remanded for a new decision, including totality review if the threshold is met.; pages: 8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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