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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN302009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN302009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. The decision’s procedural discussion and operative order; see cited order page.
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 decision on an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA § 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN302009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 30, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO decision concerning a Form I-140 petition for EB-1A classification under INA § 203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from denial of an EB-1A petition; petitioner claimed a business-related field of extraordinary ability. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied |
Final-merits status | The AAO considered the evidence cumulatively after criterion findings and found no sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The decision’s procedural discussion and operative order; see cited order page.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 9 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 17 |
Leading or critical role | |
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 AAO found a qualifying award criterion based on the 2004 NBIA Incubator Innovation Award.; evidence_pages: 5; 6
claim: The AAO found the membership, published-material, judging, original-contributions, scholarly-authorship, artistic-display and leading-role claims insufficient.; evidence_pages: 6; 7; 9; 10; 16; 17; 18
claim: The final-merits analysis found the evidence did not establish sustained acclaim or extraordinary ability at the very top of the business field; the appeal was dismissed.; evidence_pages: 18; 19
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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