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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision JAN252018_02B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN252018_02B2203: dismissed. Display was met, but published material, leading/critical role, and high salary were not; fewer than three criteria and no formal final merits.
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 EB-1A extraordinary-ability appellate decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN252018_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Jan. 25, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appellate decision, Matter of P-B-M- |
Procedural posture | Appeal dismissed; only display criterion met. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | Initial threshold failed; formal final merits not reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Display was met, but published material, leading/critical role, and high salary were not; fewer than three criteria and no formal final merits.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
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 coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The AAO found exhibition / performance display criterion met; coverage of an ice show was not qualifying coverage about the petitioner in major media.; pages: 2; 3; 4
claim: The role in a production did not establish a leading or critical role for an organization with distinguished reputation or measurable organizational impact.; pages: 4; 5
claim: The salary comparison was not sufficiently representative or matched to the petitioner’s work; only one criterion met and no formal final merits.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Caption, decision date, skating field and appeal.
PDF page 3 — Further press evidence reviewed; not qualifying.
PDF page 4 — Display criterion met; leading-role evidence assessed.
PDF page 5 — Role evidence and compensation comparison reviewed; insufficient.
PDF page 6 — Salary conclusion, criterion count and dismissal; no final merits.
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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