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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision JAN272020_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO agrees the three criteria are satisfied but finds the record does not show sustained acclaim or that petitioner is among the small percentage at the top of the field.
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 identity-matched AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN272020_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2020-01-27 |
Classification / field stated in source | cardiologist and chief physician; EB-1A extraordinary-ability proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition; Director found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role criteria, then denied at final merits. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO agrees the three criteria are satisfied but finds the record does not show sustained acclaim or that petitioner is among the small percentage at the top of the field. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agrees the three criteria are satisfied but finds the record does not show sustained acclaim or that petitioner is among the small percentage at the top of the field.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met — p. 2 |
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 petitioner is a cardiologist employed as chief physician; Director found three criteria satisfied.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO states it will evaluate the totality at final merits despite the criteria findings.; pages: 2
claim: Peer review and publication record, citations, leading role, and claimed pioneering work do not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: AAO finds the record does not meet the high EB-1A standard and dismisses the appeal.; pages: 5; 6
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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