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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision JAN132010_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO finds published-material, judging, contributions and authorship criteria unmet and finds the aggregate record does not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.
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 AAO decision concerning an EB-1A Form I-140 appeal or associated motion and discusses the classification merits.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN132010_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 13, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 petition for classification as an alien of extraordinary ability under INA § 203(b)(1)(A) (EB-1A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of EB-1A denial; appeal dismissed after aggregate/final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision considers evidence in the aggregate and finds it does not distinguish the petitioner as one of the small percentage at the top of optical-science/engineering. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO finds published-material, judging, contributions and authorship criteria unmet and finds the aggregate record does not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.
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 — p. 3 |
Membership | Not considered — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 6, p. 7, p. 8, p. 9, p. 10, p. 11, p. 12, p. 13 |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 13 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — p. 3 |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — p. 3 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — p. 3 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — p. 3 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is an optical-sciences researcher and engineer whose work includes Raman/AFM methods and retinal imaging.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
claim: The AAO finds published material, judging, original contributions and scholarly authorship insufficient; evidence of research value and expert support does not establish the regulatory criteria.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13
claim: The AAO concludes the aggregate record does not establish eligibility and dismisses.; evidence_pages: 13; 14; 15
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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