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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN292009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN292009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO found none of the addressed criteria met and concluded sustained acclaim was not established; appeal dismissed.
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 source is an AAO Form I-140 EB-1A decision; any case-specific field-of-endeavor limitation is captured in the verified facts and caveats.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN292009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 29, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO found the threshold criteria insufficient and issued an overall acclaim conclusion rather than a distinct modern final-merits analysis. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found none of the addressed criteria met and concluded sustained acclaim was not established; appeal dismissed.
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 | Not met — p. 4 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 5 |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 6 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 6 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 7 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner sought EB-1A classification as a veterinarian; record described a PhD, veterinary research, laboratory animal medicine, and public-health work.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Degrees and research fellowships were not qualifying nationally/internationally recognized awards; conference poster prizes lacked evidence of recognition or selection significance.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Membership evidence lacked outstanding-achievement admission requirements and recognized expert review; the later board certification occurred after filing.; pages: 4
claim: Published-material evidence did not establish qualifying media coverage; original contributions were not shown to have field-wide impact despite claims about use of research and support letters.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Research authorship was treated as inherent to scientific work; citations were limited and did not show significant impact. Conference posters did not meet artistic-display/comparable-evidence requirements.; pages: 6
claim: Laboratory role did not establish leading/critical role for a distinguished organization, and salary lacked comparative evidence; AAO dismissed for lack of sustained acclaim.; pages: 6; 7
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How to use this record
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