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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN242020_02B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN242020_02B2203: dismissed. The AAO found four criteria met, including membership, judging, artistic display, and leading/critical role, but found the evidence did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.
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: Complete AAO decision or motion concerning EB-1A extraordinary ability.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN242020_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2020-01-24 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO EB-1A decision or motion proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial of a Form I-140 EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed after final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO expressly evaluated the record under final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found four criteria met, including membership, judging, artistic display, and leading/critical role, but found the evidence did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.
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 | met — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 3 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The AAO accepted four of the five criteria the Director had found met: membership, judging, artistic display, and leading/critical role; published material was not established. (pp. 3–4); pages: 3; 4
claim: The AAO found the petitioner’s local press and performance evidence did not establish the required media significance or that coverage was about him. (pp. 3–4); pages: 3; 4
claim: At final merits, the AAO found that the petitioner’s student status and performance record did not demonstrate sustained acclaim or placement among the small percentage at the top of the field. (pp. 4–6); pages: 4; 5; 6
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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