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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN182019_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN182019_01B2203: dismissed. Only two criteria remained, so appeal dismissed; prior O-1 approval did not bind EB-1A adjudication.
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: EB-1A AAO appellate or motion decision; reviewed for source-grounded findings and procedural posture.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN182019_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 18, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | No formal final-merits determination; initial threshold failed; aggregate discussion unfavorable. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only two criteria remained, so appeal dismissed; prior O-1 approval did not bind EB-1A adjudication.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Judging a children’s singing/talent contest met the criterion.; pages: 5
claim: Awards were not shown nationally/internationally recognized for excellence; association membership criteria and expert selection were not established.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Published items lacked proof of major-media status and one author; three authored articles postdated filing and were not counted.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Only two criteria remained, so appeal dismissed; prior O-1 approval did not bind EB-1A adjudication.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_aggregation: True; eligible_for_individual_decision_page: True; reason: Narrow comparison for post-filing evidence, major-media verification, and O-1 vs EB-1A distinction.; recommended_use: Source-cited individual page; aggregate only with procedural and date caveats preserved.
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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