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EB-1A membership — AAO decision JAN192023_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Membership, published material, and leading/critical role were not established; awards and display were reserved; threshold failed.
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 decision identifies a Form I-140 extraordinary-ability proceeding under INA § 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN192023_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 19, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision; procedural posture noted below. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO expressly declined formal final merits because the initial three-criterion threshold was unmet; aggregate comments followed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Membership, published material, and leading/critical role were not established; awards and display were reserved; threshold 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 reached — p. 7 |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not reached — p. 7 |
Leading or critical role | |
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: The claimed IFBB Pro League membership did not meet the membership criterion because the record did not show that recognized experts judged outstanding achievements as a prerequisite.; pages: 2; 3
claim: The decision also found published material and leading/critical-role criteria unmet; the record did not show qualifying media evidence or a sufficiently documented critical role for a distinguished organization.; pages: 4; 5; 6
claim: Awards and artistic display were expressly reserved because the petitioner could not meet the initial three-criterion threshold; formal final merits was not reached.; pages: 7; 8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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