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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision JAN272017_01B2203: Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN272017_01B2203: Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. AAO found newspaper articles about petitioner, exhibition of architectural work, leadership of projects for a distinguished organization, and compensation of $250,000 relative to occupational data. It found more than 25 years’ experience and extensive coverage supported sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing and approved.
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 merits appeal and approval, including final-merits determination.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN272017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 27, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal sustained; petition approved |
Procedural posture | Director found published-material criterion met but denied for failure to establish three criteria. AAO found display, leading/critical role, and high salary criteria met in addition to published material, then conducted final merits. |
Operative disposition | Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Final-merits status | Reached; AAO found sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing and approved. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found newspaper articles about petitioner, exhibition of architectural work, leadership of projects for a distinguished organization, and compensation of $250,000 relative to occupational data. It found more than 25 years’ experience and extensive coverage supported sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing and approved.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover dates January 27, 2017 and identifies petitioner as architect in the arts.; pages: 1
claim: AAO found published-material criterion met based on articles about petitioner in a major Venezuelan newspaper.; pages: 2
claim: AAO found display and leading/critical role criteria met based on architectural exhibitions, project leadership, and distinguished organization; high salary met based on $250,000 compensation compared with occupational data.; pages: 3
claim: AAO found sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing, continued work, and prospective U.S. benefit; appeal sustained.; pages: 3; 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible as approval example with criterion and final-merits distinctions.
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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