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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision JAN172019_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN172019_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). Director found one criterion; AAO found the claimed awards, published material, contributions, scholarly authorship and leading/critical role evidence did not establish three criteria. Aggregate review did not establish acclaim; formal final merits was unnecessary. (pp. 1, 3–8).
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: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN172019_01B2203 |
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Decision date as printed | January 17, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | Journalism; journalist, author and speaker. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). |
Final-merits status | Formal final-merits determination not reached because the initial threshold was not met; aggregate review also found the record insufficient. (p. 8) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director found one criterion; AAO found the claimed awards, published material, contributions, scholarly authorship and leading/critical role evidence did not establish three criteria. Aggregate review did not establish acclaim; formal final merits was unnecessary. (pp. 1, 3–8)
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 |
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Awards | Not met — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
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How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful journalism comparator for article-about-person vs work, evidence of field impact, scholarly format, and specific critical-role proof. Individual case page; clearly distinguish aggregate review from formal final merits.
Editorial use note: Individual case page; clearly distinguish aggregate review from formal final merits.
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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