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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision JAN132014_01B2203: Only judging and scholarly articles were met among addressed criteria; contribution and…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN132014_01B2203: Only judging and scholarly articles were met among addressed criteria; contribution and salary were abandoned, display failed.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN132014_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 13, 2014 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; dismissed; no appellate brief received. |
Operative disposition | Only judging and scholarly articles were met among addressed criteria; contribution and salary were abandoned, display failed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_initial_threshold_failed; aggregate discussion unfavorable |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only judging and scholarly articles were met among addressed criteria; contribution and salary were abandoned, display failed.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 4 |
Original contributions of major significance | abandoned — p. 4 |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 4 |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | abandoned — p. 5 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"No source hold; hash, bytes and physical pages match."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Director’s findings that judging and scholarly articles were met were affirmed.; pages: 4
claim: Original contributions and high salary issues were abandoned on appeal; artistic-display criterion failed because scientific conference presentations were not visual-art displays.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Fewer than three criteria; appeal dismissed and final merits not reached.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 4 — Judging and scholarly article met; contributions abandoned; display fails.
PDF page 5 — Display and salary abandoned; threshold summary.
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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