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EB-1A membership — AAO decision JAN192018_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner established only the artistic-display criterion; the three-criterion initial threshold was not met.
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: Source is an AAO decision involving an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN192018_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 19, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of an EB-1A Form I-140; nonprecedent Matter of S-F-. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO found fewer than three criteria and did not conduct formal final merits; the conclusion reviews the record in aggregate but says no separate final-merits determination is required. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner established only the artistic-display criterion; the three-criterion initial threshold was not met.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | met — p. 7 |
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 petitioner is a high-fashion photographer and asserted membership, published material, judging, original contributions, artistic display, leading/critical role, and high salary.; evidence_pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO found the claimed association membership, published material, judging, contributions, leading role and high salary insufficient.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9
claim: The AAO found the petitioner met the artistic-display criterion, but did not establish at least three criteria; it dismissed the appeal.; evidence_pages: 7; 9
How this record may be used in research
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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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