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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision JAN292018_01B2203: Appeal sustained; AAO found the petitioner eligible. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN292018_01B2203: Appeal sustained; AAO found the petitioner eligible. AAO found at least three initial criteria and, at final merits, sustained acclaim and recognition through editorial/judging service, a leading role directing an organization, and highly cited/influential marketing research. The totality placed him 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: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN292018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 29, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in business; professor of marketing management |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; Director found only two initial criteria met. AAO reviewed de novo. |
Operative disposition | Appeal sustained; AAO found the petitioner eligible. |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found at least three initial criteria and, at final merits, sustained acclaim and recognition through editorial/judging service, a leading role directing an organization, and highly cited/influential marketing research. The totality placed him 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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met |
Original contributions of major significance | met |
Scholarly authorship | met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Pinpoint page citations appear in each criterion basis; page-by-page coverage is recorded below.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful individual precedent for source-grounded coverage of a favorable EB-1A appeal in marketing research; cite distinct findings rather than imply that any marketing professor qualifies. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 4 — Original-contribution evidence and expert testimony about impact of marketing research.
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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